krypton
pronunciation
How to pronounce krypton in British English:
UK [ˈkrɪptɒn]
How to pronounce krypton in American English:
US [ˈkrɪptɑn]
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- Noun:
- a colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; occurs in trace amounts in air
Word Origin
- krypton (n.)
- inert gaseous element, 1898, coined by its discoverers (Sir William Ramsay and Morris W. Travers) from Greek krypton, neuter of adjective kryptos "hidden" (see crypt); so called because it was so difficult to find.
Example
- 1. The nineteen thirties also gave us a superhero who came to earth from the planet krypton .
- 2. First , a range of less-dangerous gases are liberated , including tritium , krypton and xenon .
- 3. Superman you see has just returned to earth after a five-year absence spent searching for his lost homeworld krypton .
- 4. In particular , the researchers were studying the isotope ratios -- or the comparative abundances of the different forms of a particular element -- of the gaseous elements krypton and xenon .
- 5. Weiss had to distill , heat and pass the air samples over adsorbents to remove gases such as carbon dioxide and krypton that could foul the extremely sensitive detector .