krypton
/ˈkɹɪptɒn/
krypton noun: 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.
Noun
krypton (countable and uncountable, plural kryptons)
- 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.
- An atom of this element.
Proper noun capitalized: Krypton
Krypton
- A fictional planet, the native world of Superman, named after the element krypton.
krypton meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam
krypton in Hindi
- a chemical element
- लीनाति līnāti
krypton in Tamil
- a chemical element
- மறைவியம் maṟaiviyam
krypton in Telugu
- a chemical element
- క్రిప్టాన్ kripṭān
krypton in Malayalam
- ക്രിപ്റ്റോൺ എന്ന മൂലകം
More languagesFewer languages
- krypton in Sanskrit
- लीनाति līnāti
- krypton in Tagalog
- kripton
- krypton in Arabic
- كِرِبْتُون kiribtūn, كِرِيبْتُون kirībtūn
- krypton in Malay
- kripton
- krypton in Thai
- คริปทอน kríp-tɔ̂n
- krypton in Vietnamese
- kripton
Forms of krypton
| plural | kryptons |
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Origin of krypton
From Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”) + -on, used for all noble gases.
Words formed from krypton
- Kryptonian
- Kryptonite
- kryptide
- krypton-85
- krypton difluoride
- krypton fluoride
- kryptonide
- radiokrypton
Questions about krypton
- What does krypton mean?
- Krypton means 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.
- What is krypton in Hindi?
- Krypton in Hindi is लीनाति (līnāti). See Krypton meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is krypton?
- Krypton can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce krypton?
- Krypton is pronounced /ˈkɹɪptɒn/.
- What is the plural of krypton?
- The plural of krypton is kryptons.
Words near krypton in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: krypton (page history and authors); Krypton (page history and authors); krypton (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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