xenon

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
xenon /ˈzɛnɒn, ˈziː-/

▶noun the chemical element of atomic number 54, a member of the noble gas series, obtained by distillation of liquid air and used in some specialized electric lamps. (Symbol: Xe)

– origin C19: from Gk, neut. of xenos ‘strange’.

'xenon' also found in these Oxford entries:

noble gas - Xe

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