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Argon

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atomic number 18nouna colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere
arnoun(countable, weaponry, informal) An assault rifle or automatic rifle.

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arnoun(countable, weaponry, informal) An assault rifle or automatic rifle.
atomic number 18nouna colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere
radiogenicOf, pertaining to, or caused by radioactivity.
photocoagulationnoun(medicine) A surgical procedure in which a tumour, or diseased retinal tissue, is destroyed by using a laser.
trabeculoplastynoun(surgery) A glaucoma treatment in which small openings are made in the eye's trabecular meshwork.
argonnenounA long strip of wild mountainous woodland in northeastern France, approximately 200 km (120 mi) east of Paris.
arjunnounA male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
argunnoun
rare gasnounSynonym of noble gas.
element 18
noble gasnoun(chemistry) Any of the elements of group 18 of the periodic table, being monatomic, usually inert (with very limited exceptions), and gaseous at familiar temperatures.
inert gasnoun(chemistry, specifically) A noble gas.
shielding gasShielding gases are inert or semi-inert gases that are commonly used in several welding processes, most notably gas metal arc welding and gas tungsten arc welding (GMAW and GTAW, more popularly known as MIG (Metal Inert Gas) and TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas), respectively).
group 18 element
monatomic gasIn physics and chemistry, "monatomic" is a combination of the words "mono" and "atomic", and means "single atom".
argon-40noun(physics) The major stable isotope of argon, ⁴⁰₁₈Ar, having eighteen protons and twenty-two neutrons; it amounts to about 99.6% of the element in nature
aerogennounAny noble gas.
oxygennounMolecular oxygen (O₂), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature, also called dioxygen.
chlorinnoun(organic chemistry) A large heterocyclic aromatic ring consisting, at the core, of three pyrroles and one pyrroline coupled through four methine linkages.
nitrogennoun(uncountable) Molecular nitrogen (N₂), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature.

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