HyperDic: neon

English > 1 sense of the word neon:
NOUNsubstanceneon, Ne, atomic number 10a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube
neon > pronunciation
Soundsniy'aan
RhymesAbidjan ... Yukon: 149 rhymes with aan...
English > neon: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts.
SynonymsNe, atomic number 10
Broaderchemical element, elementAny of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
noble gas, inert gas, argononAny of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium group in the periodic table
Substance ofairA mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing
SpanishNe, neon, neón, número atómico 10
CatalanNe, neó, número atòmic 10

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