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neon (än′)

noun

an inert chemical element, one of the noble gases, that is tasteless, odorless, and colorless, found in small quantities in the earth's atmosphere and used in discharge tubes, gas lasers, bright electrical signs, etc.: symbol, Ne; at. no., 10

Etymology: ModL: so named (1898) by Sir William Ramsay, its co-discoverer (with M. W. Travers: see krypton) < Gr neon, neut. of neos, new

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