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noun • a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere | ||||||||
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noun • a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas) | ||||||||
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noun • any of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium group in the periodic table | ||||||||
First Noble Gas To Be Discovered Crossword Clue
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ARGON which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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ARGON
Updated: October 11, 2023
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1 | First noble gas, alphabetically
New York Times -
08 Nov 2022 | New York Times / 08 Nov 2022 |
2 | First noble gas to be discovered and isolated, atomic number 18
Telegraph Herculis -
13 Feb 2023 | Telegraph Herculis / 13 Feb 2023 |
3 | Gas discovered by Joseph Priestley, d. 1804
The Guardian Quick -
09 Sep 2014 | The Guardian Quick / 09 Sep 2014 |
4 | It was the first noble gas to be discovered by Sir William Ramsay and Lord Rayleigh. | |
5 | Most common noble gas in the atmosphere
New York Times Mini -
24 Feb 2019 | New York Times Mini / 24 Feb 2019 |
6 | Not yet discovered … even though 60-Across doesn't mean discovered
New York Times -
16 May 2023 | New York Times / 16 May 2023 |
7 | The first noble gas discovered |
