criptón

See also: cripton and crípton

Asturian

Noun

criptón m (uncountable)

1. krypton

Spanish

Chemical element
Kr
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Alternative forms

• kriptón

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κρυπτόν (kruptón), neuter of κρυπτός (kruptós, “secret, hidden”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɾibˈton/ [kɾiβ̞ˈt̪õn]

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: crip‧tón

Noun

criptón m (uncountable)

1. krypton

Further reading

• “criptón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• criptón on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es