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Noun: inert gas  in'urt gas
  1. Any of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium group in the periodic table
    "Neon is an inert gas commonly used in illuminated signs";
    - noble gas, argonon

Derived forms: inert gases

Type of: chemical element, element, gas

Encyclopedia: Inert gas