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Noun: xenon  'zee,nón [N. Amer], 'ze,nón [Brit]
  1. A colourless odourless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts
    "Xenon is used in some high-intensity lamps";
    - Xe, atomic number 54

Derived forms: xenons

Type of: argonon, inert gas, noble gas

Part of: air

Encyclopedia: Xenon