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metargon

metargon noun: a supposed noble gas, once thought to exist in minute amounts in the atmosphere as a result of a flawed study of density spectra.

Noun

metargon (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A supposed noble gas, once thought to exist in minute amounts in the atmosphere as a result of a flawed study of density spectra.

Origin of metargon

From meta- + argon.

Questions about metargon

What does metargon mean?
Metargon means a supposed noble gas, once thought to exist in minute amounts in the atmosphere as a result of a flawed study of density spectra.
What part of speech is metargon?
Metargon is a noun.

Words near metargon in the dictionary

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  2. metarepresents
  3. metaresearch
  4. metareview
  5. metareviews
  6. metargon
  7. metarhodopsin
  8. metarhodopsins
  9. metarhyolite
  10. metaright
  11. metarights

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