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krypton

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See also: Krypton and kryptón

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, hidden) + -on, used for all noble gases.

Pronunciation

Noun

krypton (countable and uncountable, plural kryptons)

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  1. (uncountable) 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.
  2. (countable) An atom of this element.

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Cornish

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Etymology

Borrowed from English krypton.

Noun

krypton m

  1. krypton

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Czech

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Pronunciation

Noun

krypton m inan

  1. krypton

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Danish

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek κρυπτόν (kruptón).

Noun

krypton n (singular definite kryptonet, not used in plural form)

  1. krypton

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Dutch

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Etymology

Borrowed from English krypton.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɪp.tɔn/
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  • Hyphenation: kryp‧ton

Noun

krypton n (uncountable)

  1. krypton

Derived terms

  • kryptoniet

Finnish

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Etymology

Internationalism (see English krypton).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrypton/, [ˈkrypt̪o̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ypton
  • Syllabification(key): kryp‧ton
  • Hyphenation(key): kryp‧ton

Noun

krypton

  1. krypton

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French

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Pronunciation

Noun

krypton m (uncountable)

  1. krypton

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Icelandic

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Noun

krypton n (genitive singular kryptons, no plural)

  1. krypton (chemical element)

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Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian krypton.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkrypton/

Noun

krypton

  1. krypton

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Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Polish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin crypton.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɘp.tɔn/
  • Audio 1:(file)
  • Audio 2:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɘptɔn
  • Syllabification: kryp‧ton

Noun

krypton m inan (related adjective kryptonowy)

  1. radon (chemical element (symbol Kr) with an atomic number of 36; a colorless, odorless noble gas that only reacts with fluorine; one of the rarest gases in the Earth's atmosphere)

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Swedish

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Pronunciation

Noun

krypton n (uncountable)

  1. krypton

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