krypton
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krypton¹
- /ˈkɹɪptɒn/
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”) + -on, used for all noble gases.
noun kryptons
- The chemical element (symbol Kr) with an atomic number of 36. It is a colourless, odourless noble gas that only reacts with fluorine. It is one of the rarest gases in the Earth's atmosphere.
- An atom of this element.
Krypton²
proper noun
- A fictional planet, the native world of Superman, named after the element krypton.
Translations
Every language
noun a chemical element
| Español | criptón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 크립톤 keuripton |
| 日本語 | クリプトン kuriputon |
| 中文 | 氪 kè |
| हिन्दी | लीनाति līnāti |
| Português | crípton, criptônio |
| Français | krypton |
| Deutsch | Krypton |
| Italiano | cripto, kripto, krypto |
| Ελληνικά | κρυπτό kryptó |
| Română | kripton |
| Русский | крипто́н kriptón |
| Tiếng Việt | kripton |
| العربية | كِرِبْتُون kiribtūn, كِرِيبْتُون kirībtūn |
| עברית | קריפטון kriptón |
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@misc{krypton_2026,
title = {krypton},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/krypton},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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