Meanings
nounxenon (usually uncountable, plural xenons)
plural xenons
- uncountableusuallyThe chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts
Similar
Xeatomic number 54
Also see
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Origin
- Proto-Hellenic*ksénwos
- Ancient Greekξένϝος (xénwos)
- Ancient Greekξένος (xénos)
- Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
- Latincarbōnem
- Frenchcarbone
- Englishcarbonbf.
- Englishxenon
From Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange”) + -on, used for all noble gases.
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans xenon
- xenonchemical element
Arabic إِكْسِينُون, زِينُون
- إِكْسِينُون (ʔiksīnūn)chemical element
- زِينُون (zīnūn)chemical element
Basque xenona
- xenonachemical element
Bulgarian ксенон
- ксенон (ksenon)chemical element
Catalan xenó
- xenóchemical element
Chinese Mandarin 氙
- 氙 (xiān)chemical element
Czech xenon
- xenonchemical element
Danish xenon
- xenonchemical element
Dutch xenon
- xenonchemical element
Esperanto ksenono
- ksenonochemical element
Estonian ksenoon
- ksenoonchemical element
Finnish ksenon
- ksenonchemical element
French xénon
- xénonchemical element
German Xenon
- Xenonchemical element
Greek ξένο
- ξένο (xéno)chemical element
Hebrew קסנון
- קסנון (ksinón)chemical element
Hindi कोटयाति
- कोटयाति (koṭyāti)chemical element
Hungarian xenon
- xenonchemical element
Icelandic xenon
- xenonchemical element
Irish xeanón
- xeanónchemical element
Italian xenon, xeno
- xenonchemical element
- xenochemical element
Japanese キセノン
- キセノン (kisenon)chemical element
Korean 크세논, 제논
- 크세논 (keusenon)chemical element
- 제논 (jenon)chemical element
Latin xenon
- xenonchemical element
Latvian ksenons
- ksenonschemical element
Lithuanian ksenònas
- ksenònaschemical element
Malay xenon
- xenonchemical element
Norwegian Bokmål xenon
- xenonchemical element
Persian زنون
- زنونchemical element
Polish ksenon
- ksenonchemical element
Portuguese xenônio, xenónio
- xenôniochemical element
- xenóniochemical element
Romanian xenon
- xenonchemical element
Russian ксено́н
- ксено́н (ksenón)chemical element
Scottish Gaelic xeanon
- xeanonchemical element
Slovak xenón
- xenónchemical element
Spanish xenón
- xenónchemical element
Swedish xenon
- xenonchemical element
Tamil செனன்
- செனன் (ceṉaṉ)chemical element
Thai ซีนอน
- ซีนอน (sii-nɔ̂n)chemical element
Turkish ksenon
- ksenonchemical element
Ukrainian ксенон
- ксенон (ksenon)chemical element
Vietnamese xenon
- xenonchemical element
Welsh xenon
- xenonchemical element
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
xenon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenon
MLA
“xenon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xenon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenon.
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