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neon
1. A colorless, odorless gaseous element that occurs in very small quantities in the air and glows orange when electricity is passed through it.
2. Lighting produced by neon lights, or by lamps, containing similar gases; such as, argon or krypton.
3. Etymology: coined by W. Ramsay and M. Travers in 1898, from Greek neon, from neos, "new"; so called because it was "newly discovered".
2. Lighting produced by neon lights, or by lamps, containing similar gases; such as, argon or krypton.
3. Etymology: coined by W. Ramsay and M. Travers in 1898, from Greek neon, from neos, "new"; so called because it was "newly discovered".
neon
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“neon”
(Greek: neo, "new" or the "new one"; gas)