Meanings
krypton1
nounkrypton (countable and uncountable, plural kryptons)
plural kryptons
- uncountableThe chemical element (symbol Kr) with an atomic number of 36. It is a colourless, odourless noble gas that only reacts with fluorine. It is one of the rarest gases in the Earth's atmosphere.
- countableAn atom of this element.
Krypton2
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; occurs in trace amounts in air
Similar
Kratomic number 36
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekκρῠ́πτω (krŭ́ptō)
- Ancient Greekκρυπτός (kruptós)
- Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
- Latincarbōnem
- Frenchcarbone
- Englishcarbonbf.
- Englishkrypton
From Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”) + -on, used for all noble gases.
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Afrikaans kripton
- kriptona chemical element
Arabic كِرِبْتُون, كِرِيبْتُون
- كِرِبْتُون (kiribtūn)a chemical element
- كِرِيبْتُون (kirībtūn)a chemical element
Basque kriptona
- kriptonaa chemical element
Bulgarian крипто́н
- крипто́н (kriptón)a chemical element
Catalan criptó
- criptóa chemical element
Chinese Mandarin 氪
- 氪 (kè)a chemical element
Czech krypton
- kryptona chemical element
Danish krypton
- kryptona chemical element
Dutch krypton
- kryptona chemical element
Esperanto kriptono
- kriptonoa chemical element
Estonian krüptoon
- krüptoona chemical element
Finnish krypton
- kryptona chemical element
French krypton
- kryptona chemical element
German Krypton
- Kryptona chemical element
Greek κρυπτό
- κρυπτό (kryptó)a chemical element
Hebrew קריפטון
- קריפטון (kriptón)a chemical element
Hindi लीनाति
- लीनाति (līnāti)a chemical element
Hungarian kripton
- kriptona chemical element
Icelandic krypton
- kryptona chemical element
Irish crioptón
- crioptóna chemical element
Italian cripto, kripto
- criptoa chemical element
- kriptoa chemical element
- kryptoa chemical element
Japanese クリプトン
- クリプトン (kuriputon)a chemical element
Korean 크립톤
- 크립톤 (keuripton)a chemical element
Latin krypton
- kryptona chemical element
Latvian kriptons
- kriptonsa chemical element
Lithuanian kriptonas
- kriptonasa chemical element
Malay kripton
- kriptona chemical element
Norwegian krypton
- kryptona chemical element
Polish krypton
- kryptona chemical element
Portuguese crípton, criptônio
- críptona chemical element
- criptônioa chemical element
Romanian kripton
- kriptona chemical element
Russian крипто́н
- крипто́н (kriptón)a chemical element
Scottish Gaelic criopton
- crioptona chemical element
Slovak kryptón
- kryptóna chemical element
Spanish criptón
- criptóna chemical element
Swedish krypton
- kryptona chemical element
Tagalog kripton
- kriptona chemical element
Tamil மறைவியம்
- மறைவியம் (maṟaiviyam)a chemical element
Thai คริปทอน
- คริปทอน (kríp-tɔ̂n)a chemical element
Turkish kripton
- kriptona chemical element
Ukrainian крипто́н
- крипто́н (kryptón)a chemical element
Vietnamese kripton
- kriptona chemical element
Welsh crypton
- cryptona chemical element
Yiddish קריפּטאָן
- קריפּטאָן (kripton)a chemical element
Cite this entry
APA
krypton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/krypton
MLA
“krypton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/krypton. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “krypton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/krypton.
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