argon
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- noun
- /ˈɑrɡən/
- Specialized
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argón
- I still had some good old shielding gas for using argon and this as well looks fine.
- argon laser
- argon ion
- argon plasma
Yeah, maybe argon, because it's present in air.
- Yeah, maybe argon, because it's present in air.
- So this one possibly could be Argon.
- And this is usually a neutral gas like xenon or argon.
- Basically, they're particle accelerators that shoot argon out very, very fast, so fast that the particles gain relativistic mass.
- I suppose instead of a vacuum you could replace the air inside the fuse container with some non conductive noble gas like argon.
Examples
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The atmosphere on Mars contains about 1.6 percent argon.
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I think it's argon and neon, I think probably.
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One is an atmosphere comparable to ours, nitrogen, oxygen, argon.
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Atmosphere is 71 percent nitrogen 21 percent oxygen, traces of argon gas.
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I'm using pure argon and this is the stock regulator that came with that import welder.
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Compatibility with oxygen and argon dramatically widens the source's operating window.
Academic text (1997) -
This is the colour scheme for hydrogen, for helium, for nitrogen, for neon, argon and mercury, for example.
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A bubble of argon in sulfuric acid glows brightly in the experimental flask.
Academic text (2006) -
In the laboratory, scientists use argon as an inert atmosphere to prevent contamination.
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When the gases were analyzed, they found a significant amount of argon mixed with the nitrogen.
Synonyms
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4.9
A colorless, odorless gas that does not react easily and makes about one percent of the air
Compounds
- Specialized
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7.0
A method for finding how old rocks are by measuring potassium and argon
Surface Forms
Etymology
Argon comes from Greek parts a- 'not' and ergon 'work', so it means 'not working' or 'inactive'. That's why argon is a gas that does not react easily. It is 'inert', and you can remember the root from the common word energy, which is about 'work'.