Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of the elements of group 18 of the periodic table, being monatomic, usually inert (with very limited exceptions), and gaseous at familiar temperatures.
More synonyms by meaning
nounany of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium group in the periodic table
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inert gasargonon
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Translations
Afrikaans edelgas
- edelgaselement of group 18 of the periodic table
Arabic غَازٌ خَامِل
- غَازٌ خَامِل (ḡāzun ḵāmil)element of group 18 of the periodic table
Catalan gas noble
- gas nobleelement of group 18 of the periodic table
Chinese Mandarin 稀有氣體 /稀有气体, 惰性氣體 /惰性气体
- 稀有氣體 /稀有气体 (xīyǒu qìtǐ)element of group 18 of the periodic table
- 惰性氣體 /惰性气体 (duòxìng qìtǐ)element of group 18 of the periodic table
Czech vzácný plyn
- vzácný plynelement of group 18 of the periodic table
Danish ædelgas
- ædelgaselement of group 18 of the periodic table
Dutch edelgas
- edelgaselement of group 18 of the periodic table
Esperanto nobla gaso
- nobla gasoelement of group 18 of the periodic table
Estonian väärisgaas
- väärisgaaselement of group 18 of the periodic table
Finnish jalokaasu
- jalokaasuelement of group 18 of the periodic table
French gaz noble, gaz rare
- gaz nobleelement of group 18 of the periodic table
- gaz rareelement of group 18 of the periodic table
German Edelgas
- Edelgaselement of group 18 of the periodic table
Greek ευγενές αέριο
- ευγενές αέριο (evgenés aério)element of group 18 of the periodic table
Hungarian nemesgáz
- nemesgázelement of group 18 of the periodic table
Icelandic eðalgas, eðalgastegund
- eðalgaselement of group 18 of the periodic table
- eðalgastegundelement of group 18 of the periodic table
- eðallofttegundelement of group 18 of the periodic table
Indonesian gas mulia
- gas muliaelement of group 18 of the periodic table
Italian gas nobile
- gas nobileelement of group 18 of the periodic table
Japanese 貴ガス
- 貴ガス (ki-gasu)element of group 18 of the periodic table
Latvian cēlgāze
- cēlgāzeelement of group 18 of the periodic table
Malay gas adi
- gas adielement of group 18 of the periodic table
Norwegian edelgass
- edelgasselement of group 18 of the periodic table
Persian گاز نجیب
- گاز نجیب (gâz-e najib)element of group 18 of the periodic table
Polish gaz szlachetny
- gaz szlachetnyelement of group 18 of the periodic table
Portuguese gás nobre
- gás nobreelement of group 18 of the periodic table
Romanian gaz nobil
- gaz nobilelement of group 18 of the periodic table
Russian ине́ртный газ, благоро́дный газ
- ине́ртный газ (inértnyj gaz)element of group 18 of the periodic table
- благоро́дный газ (blagoródnyj gaz)element of group 18 of the periodic table
Slovak vzácny plyn
- vzácny plynelement of group 18 of the periodic table
Spanish gas noble
- gas nobleelement of group 18 of the periodic table
Swedish ädelgas
- ädelgaselement of group 18 of the periodic table
Thai แก๊สมีสกุล, แก๊สมีตระกูล
- แก๊สมีสกุลelement of group 18 of the periodic table
- แก๊สมีตระกูลelement of group 18 of the periodic table
- แก๊สเฉื่อยelement of group 18 of the periodic table
- แก๊สหายากelement of group 18 of the periodic table
Turkish soygaz
- soygazelement of group 18 of the periodic table
Ukrainian благоро́дний газ
- благоро́дний газ (blahoródnyj haz)element of group 18 of the periodic table
Vietnamese khí hiếm, khí trơ
- khí hiếmelement of group 18 of the periodic table
- khí trơelement of group 18 of the periodic table
Cite this entry
APA
noble gas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noble%20gas
MLA
“noble gas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noble%20gas. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noble gas,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noble%20gas.
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