atomic number 36

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   a colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; occurs in trace amounts in air

   SynonymskryptonKr

   Broaderchemical elementnoble gas

Questions about atomic number 36

What does atomic number 36 mean?

atomic number 36 means "a colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; occurs in trace amounts in air".

What is another word for atomic number 36?

Close synonyms include krypton, Kr. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is atomic number 36 a common word?

atomic number 36 is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.