xenon

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ξένον (xénon), neuter of ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈziːnɒn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈzinɑn/

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• Rhymes: -iːnɒn
• Hyphenation: xe‧non

Noun

xenon (usually uncountable, plural xenons)

1. A heavy, gaseous chemical element (symbol Xe) of the noble gases group with an atomic number of 54.

Noun

xenon (uncountable)

1. xenon

Noun

xenon m

1. xenon

Noun

xenon c, n (definite singular xenonen or xenonet, singulare tantum)

1. xenon (element, chemical symbol Xe)

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Noun

xenon n (uncountable)

1. xenon

Noun

xenon m (uncountable)

1. xenon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈksɛnon]
• Hyphenation: xe‧non

Noun

xenon (plural xenonok)

1. xenon

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkse.non/, [ˈksɛ.nõ]

Noun

xenon n (genitive xenī); second declension

1. xenon

References

• xenon in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• xenon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• xenon in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎
• xenon in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Etymology

From English xenon, from Ancient Greek ξένον (xénon), neuter of ξένος (xénos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zenɔn], [zinɔn]
• Rhymes: -nɔn, -ɔn

Noun

xenon

1. xenon (chemical element)

Noun

xenon n (definite singular xenonet, singulare tantum)

1. xenon (element, chemical symbol Xe)

Noun

xenon n (definite singular xenonet, singulare tantum)

1. xenon (as above)

Noun

xenon n (singulare tantum)

1. xenon