Meanings
nounargon (countable and uncountable, plural argons)
plural argons
- countableuncountableThe chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18. The third most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, it is a colourless, odourless, inert noble gas.
- countableAn atom of this element.
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
E938 when used as a packaging gas
nouna colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere
Similar
Aratomic number 18
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*wérǵom
- Proto-Hellenic*wérgon
- Ancient Greekἔργον (érgon)
- Ancient Greekᾱ̓ργός (ārgós)
- Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
- Latincarbōnem
- Frenchcarbone
- Englishcarbonbf.
- Englishargon
From Ancient Greek ἀργός (argós, “idle, lazy”), because of its inertness, + -on, used for all noble gases.
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Afrikaans argon
- argona chemical element
Arabic أَرْجُون m or أُرْجُون, أَرْغُون
- أَرْجُون m or أُرْجُون (ʔarjūn)a chemical element
- أَرْغُون (ʔarḡūn)a chemical element
- آرْغُون (ʔārḡūn)a chemical element
Basque argon
- argona chemical element
Brazilian Portuguese argônio
- argônioa chemical element
Bulgarian арго́н
- арго́н (argón)a chemical element
Catalan argó
- argóa chemical element
Chinese Mandarin 氬 /氩
- 氬 /氩 (yà)a chemical element
Czech argon
- argona chemical element
Danish argon
- argona chemical element
Dutch argon
- argona chemical element
Esperanto argono
- argonoa chemical element
Estonian argoon
- argoona chemical element
European Portuguese argónio
- argónioa chemical element
Finnish argon
- argona chemical element
French argon
- argona chemical element
German Argon
- Argona chemical element
Greek αργό
- αργό (argó)a chemical element
Hebrew ארגון
- ארגון (argón)a chemical element
Hungarian argon
- argona chemical element
Icelandic argon
- argona chemical element
Irish argón
- argóna chemical element
Italian argon, argo
- argona chemical element
- argoa chemical element
Japanese アルゴン
- アルゴン (arugon)a chemical element
Korean 아르곤
- 아르곤 (areugon)a chemical element
Latvian argons
- argonsa chemical element
Lithuanian argonas
- argonasa chemical element
Malay argon
- argona chemical element
Māori hauhauhā
- hauhauhāa chemical element
Norwegian argon
- argona chemical element
Persian آرگون
- آرگون (ârgon)a chemical element
Polish argon
- argona chemical element
Portuguese árgon
- árgona chemical element
Romanian argon
- argona chemical element
Russian арго́н
- арго́н (argón)a chemical element
Scottish Gaelic argon
- argona chemical element
Slovak argón
- argóna chemical element
Spanish argón
- argóna chemical element
Swahili agoni
- agonia chemical element
Swedish argon
- argona chemical element
Tagalog argon
- argona chemical element
Tamil ஆர்கன்
- ஆர்கன் (ārkaṉ)a chemical element
Thai อาร์กอน
- อาร์กอน (aa-gɔ̂n)a chemical element
Turkish argon
- argona chemical element
Ukrainian арго́н, арґон
- арго́н (arhón)a chemical element
- арґон (argon)a chemical element
Vietnamese agon
- agona chemical element
Welsh argon
- argona chemical element
Yiddish אַרגאָן
- אַרגאָן (argon)a chemical element
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Cite this entry
APA
argon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argon
MLA
“argon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argon. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “argon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argon.
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