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Definition of xenon noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

xenon

noun
 
/ˈzenɒn/,
 
/ˈziːnɒn/
 
/ˈzenɑːn/,
 
/ˈziːnɑːn/
[uncountable]
(symbol Xe)
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  1. a chemical element. Xenon is a gas that is found in very small quantities in the air and is used in some special electric lamps.
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Greek, neuter of xenos ‘strange’.
See xenon in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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