An inert gaseous element in the atmosphere, separated from argon by W. Ramsay and M. Travers in 1898; atomic no. 10, atomic wt. 20.1797. [G. neos, new]
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ne·on 'nē-.än n a colorless odorless primarily inert gaseous element found in minute amounts in air and used in electric lamps symbol Ne see ELEMENT (table)
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ne·on (Ne) (neґon) [Gr. neos new] an inert gaseous element discovered in the air in 1898; atomic weight, 20.183; atomic number, 10.Medical dictionary. 2011.