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krypton
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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”) + -on, used for all noble gases.
Pronunciation
- enPR: krĭp'tŏn, IPA(key): /ˈkɹɪptɒn/
Audio (General American); /ˈkɹɪptɒn/: (file) Audio (Southern England); /kɹɪpˈtən/: (file)
Noun
krypton (countable and uncountable, plural kryptons)
- (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.
- (countable) An atom of this element.
Derived terms
- kryptide
- krypton-85
- krypton difluoride
- krypton fluoride
- kryptonide
- radiokrypton
Related terms
Translations
a chemical element
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See also
References
- Krypton on the British Royal Society of Chemistry's online periodic table
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Cornish
Etymology
Noun
krypton m
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
krypton m inan
Declension
Declension of krypton (hard masculine inanimate)
Danish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κρυπτόν (kruptón).
Noun
krypton n (singular definite kryptonet, not used in plural form)
Declension
References
- “krypton” in Den Danske Ordbog
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Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
krypton n (uncountable)
Derived terms
- kryptoniet
Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (see English krypton).
Pronunciation
Noun
krypton
Declension
Further reading
- “krypton”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
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French
Pronunciation
Noun
krypton m (uncountable)
Further reading
- “krypton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Icelandic
Noun
krypton n (genitive singular kryptons, no plural)
- krypton (chemical element)
Declension
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Northern Sami
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
krypton
Inflection
Further reading
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
krypton m inan (related adjective kryptonowy)
- 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)
Declension
Declension of krypton
Further reading
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Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
krypton n (uncountable)
Declension
References
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