xenon
Syllables: xe·non/ˈziːnɒn//ˈzinɑn/
xenon noun: the chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology.
Noun
xenon (usually uncountable, plural xenons)
- The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology.
xenon meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Arabic
xenon in Hindi
- chemical element
- कोटयाति koṭyāti
xenon in Tamil
- chemical element
- செனன் ceṉaṉ
xenon in Kannada
- ಕ್ಸಿನಾನ್
xenon in Arabic
- chemical element
- إِكْسِينُون ʔiksīnūn, زِينُون zīnūn
More languagesFewer languages
- xenon in Malay
- xenon
- xenon in Persian
- زنون
- xenon in Thai
- ซีนอน sii-nɔ̂n
- xenon in Vietnamese
- xenon
Forms of xenon
| plural | xenons |
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Origin of xenon
From Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange”) + -on, used for all noble gases.
Words formed from xenon
- dixenon
- nonxenon
- organoxenon
- perxenate
- radioxenon
- tetraxenon
- tetraxenonogold
- xenic
- xenide
- xenon arc
- xenon arc lamp
- xenon chloride
- xenon difluoride
- xenon flash lamp
- xenon fluoride
- xenon hexafluoride
- xenon hexafluoroplatinate
- xenonide
- xenon lamp
- xenon light
- xenon tetrafluoride
- xenon tetroxide
- xenon trioxide
Phrases with xenon
Questions about xenon
- What does xenon mean?
- Xenon means the chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology.
- What is xenon in Hindi?
- Xenon in Hindi is कोटयाति (koṭyāti). See Xenon meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is xenon?
- Xenon is a noun.
- How do you pronounce xenon?
- Xenon is pronounced /ˈziːnɒn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of xenon?
- The plural of xenon is xenons.
Words near xenon in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: xenon (page history and authors); xenon (Kannada 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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