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argon

/ˈɑːɹɡɒn/ US

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From Ancient Greek ἀργός (argós, “idle, lazy”), because of its inertness, + -on, used for all noble gases.

noun argons

countable, uncountable The chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18. The third most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, it is a colourless, odourless, inert noble gas.
countable An atom of this element.

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noun a chemical element

Español	argón
한국어	아르곤 areugon
日本語	アルゴン arugon
中文	氬 /氩 yà
Kiswahili	agoni
Português	árgon
Français	argon
Deutsch	Argon
Italiano	argon, argo
Ελληνικά	αργό argó
Română	argon
Русский	арго́н argón
Tiếng Việt	agon
العربية	أَرْجُون m or أُرْجُون ʔarjūn, أَرْغُون ʔarḡūn, آرْغُون ʔārḡūn
עברית	ארגון argón

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@misc{argon_2026,
  title = {argon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/argon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}