noble gas
noun Chemistry.
any of the chemically inert gaseous elements of group 8A or 0 of the periodic table: helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon.
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Also called inert gas.
Origin of noble gas
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby noble gas
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Medical definitions for noble gas
noble gas
[ nō′bəl ]
n.
Any of the elements in Group O of the periodic table, including helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon, which are monatomic and with limited exceptions chemically inert.inert gas
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Scientific definitions for noble gas
noble gas
[ nō′bəl ]
Any of the six gases helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon. Because the outermost electron shell of atoms of these gases is full, they do not react chemically with other substances except under certain special conditions. Also called inert gas See Periodic Table.
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