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argon
(encz) | argon,argon [chem.] |
argon
(czen) | argon,argon[chem.] |
argon
(gcide) | Noble \No"ble\, a. [Compar. Nobler; superl. Noblest.] [F.
noble, fr. L. nobilis that can be or is known, well known,
famous, highborn, noble, fr. noscere to know. See know.]
1. Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above
whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable;
magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble heart.
[1913 Webster]
Statues, with winding ivy crowned, belong
To nobler poets for a nobler song. --Dryden.
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2. Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; as, a noble
edifice.
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3. Of exalted rank; of or pertaining to the nobility;
distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title;
highborn; as, noble blood; a noble personage.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Noble is used in the formation of self-explaining
compounds; as, noble-born, noble-hearted, noble-minded.
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Noble gas (Chem.), a gaseous element belonging to group
VIII of the periodic table of elements, not combining with
other elements under normal reaction conditions;
specifically, helium, neon, argon, krypton,
xenon, or radon; also called inert gas.
Noble metals (Chem.), silver, gold, and platinum; -- so
called from their resistance to oxidation by air and to
dissolution by acids. Copper, mercury, aluminium,
palladium, rhodium, iridium, and osmium are sometimes
included.
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Syn: Honorable; worthy; dignified; elevated; exalted;
superior; sublime; great; eminent; illustrious;
renowned; stately; splendid; magnificent; grand;
magnanimous; generous; liberal; free.
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Argon
(gcide) | Argon \Ar"gon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, neut. of ? inactive; ? priv.
+ ? work.] (Chem.)
A colorless, odorless gas occurring in the air (of which it
constitutes 0.93 per cent by volume), in volcanic gases,
etc.; -- so named on account of its inertness by Rayleigh and
Ramsay, who prepared and examined it in 1894-95. Symbol, A;
at. wt., 39.9. Argon is condensible to a colorless liquid
boiling at -186.1[deg] C. and to a solid melting at
-189.6[deg] C. It has a characteristic spectrum. No compounds
of it are known, but there is physical evidence that its
molecule is monatomic. Weight of one liter at 0[deg] C. and
760 mm., 1.7828 g.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
argon
(wn) | argon
n 1: a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert
gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere
[syn: argon, Ar, atomic number 18] |
argon
(elements) | argon
Symbol: Ar
Atomic number: 18
Atomic weight: 39.948
Monatomic noble gas. Makes up 0.93% of the air. Colourless, odorless. Is
inert and has no true compounds. Lord Rayleigh and Sir William Ramsey
identified argon in 1894.
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zargon
(msasasci) | zargon
- cant, gobbledegook |
argon
(encz) | argon,argon [chem.] |
argonaut
(encz) | argonaut,argonaut n: hlavnonožec z řádu chobotnic PetrVArgonaut,zlatokop n: v Kalifornii v letech 1848-49 PetrV |
argonauts
(encz) | Argonauts,Argonauti n: [myt.] mořeplavci na Argó, kteří se plavili za
zlatým rounem PetrV |
impenetrable jargon
(encz) | impenetrable jargon,nepochopitelný žargon Milan Svoboda |
jargon
(encz) | jargon,hantýrka n: Zdeněk Brožjargon,slang jargon,žargon |
potassium-argon dating
(encz) | potassium-argon dating, n: |
zonal pelargonium
(encz) | zonal pelargonium, n: |
argon
(czen) | argon,argon[chem.] |
argonaut
(czen) | argonaut,argonautn: hlavnonožec z řádu chobotnic PetrV |
argonauti
(czen) | Argonauti,Argonautsn: [myt.] mořeplavci na Argó, kteří se plavili za
zlatým rounem PetrV |
nepochopitelný žargon
(czen) | nepochopitelný žargon,impenetrable jargon Milan Svoboda |
žargon
(czen) | žargon,bafflegabn: Zdeněk Brožžargon,cantn: Zdeněk Brožžargon,gibberishn: PetrVžargon,gobbledegookn: Zdeněk Brožžargon,jargon žargon,lingon: Zdeněk Brožžargon,mumbo jumbo jak256žargon,patoisn: Zdeněk Brožžargon,vernacular Martin M. |
argon
(gcide) | Noble \No"ble\, a. [Compar. Nobler; superl. Noblest.] [F.
noble, fr. L. nobilis that can be or is known, well known,
famous, highborn, noble, fr. noscere to know. See know.]
1. Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above
whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable;
magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble heart.
[1913 Webster]
Statues, with winding ivy crowned, belong
To nobler poets for a nobler song. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
2. Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; as, a noble
edifice.
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3. Of exalted rank; of or pertaining to the nobility;
distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title;
highborn; as, noble blood; a noble personage.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Noble is used in the formation of self-explaining
compounds; as, noble-born, noble-hearted, noble-minded.
[1913 Webster]
Noble gas (Chem.), a gaseous element belonging to group
VIII of the periodic table of elements, not combining with
other elements under normal reaction conditions;
specifically, helium, neon, argon, krypton,
xenon, or radon; also called inert gas.
Noble metals (Chem.), silver, gold, and platinum; -- so
called from their resistance to oxidation by air and to
dissolution by acids. Copper, mercury, aluminium,
palladium, rhodium, iridium, and osmium are sometimes
included.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Honorable; worthy; dignified; elevated; exalted;
superior; sublime; great; eminent; illustrious;
renowned; stately; splendid; magnificent; grand;
magnanimous; generous; liberal; free.
[1913 Webster]Argon \Ar"gon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, neut. of ? inactive; ? priv.
+ ? work.] (Chem.)
A colorless, odorless gas occurring in the air (of which it
constitutes 0.93 per cent by volume), in volcanic gases,
etc.; -- so named on account of its inertness by Rayleigh and
Ramsay, who prepared and examined it in 1894-95. Symbol, A;
at. wt., 39.9. Argon is condensible to a colorless liquid
boiling at -186.1[deg] C. and to a solid melting at
-189.6[deg] C. It has a characteristic spectrum. No compounds
of it are known, but there is physical evidence that its
molecule is monatomic. Weight of one liter at 0[deg] C. and
760 mm., 1.7828 g.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
Argonaut
(gcide) | Argonaut \Ar"go*naut\, n. [L. Argonauta, Gr. ?; ? + ? sailor, ?
ship. See Argo.]
1. Any one of the legendary Greek heroes who sailed with
Jason, in the Argo, in quest of the Golden Fleece.
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2. (Zool.) A cephalopod of the genus Argonauta.
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2. One of those who went to California in search of gold
shortly after it was discovered there in 1848. [U. S.]
--Bret Harte.
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The "Argonauts of '49" were a strong, self-reliant,
generous body of men. --D. S.
Jordan.
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Argonauta
(gcide) | Argonauta \Ar`go*nau"ta\, n. (Zool.)
A genus of Cephalopoda. The shell is called paper nautilus
or paper sailor.
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Note: The animal has much resemblance to an Octopus. It has
eight arms, two of which are expanded at the end and
clasp the shell, but are never elevated in the air for
sails as was formerly supposed. The creature swims
beneath the surface by means of a jet of water, like
other cephalopods. The male has no shell, and is much
smaller than the female. See Hectocotylus.
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Argonautic
(gcide) | Argonautic \Ar"go*naut"ic\, a. [L. Argonauticus.]
Of or pertaining to the Argonauts.
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Argonautidae
(gcide) | Argonautidae \Argonautidae\ n.
1. 1 a family of cephalopods represented solely by the genus
Argonauta.
Syn: family Argonautidae.
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Argonne
(gcide) | Argonne \Argonne\ n.
1. an American operation in World War I (1918); American
troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which
were saved only by the Armistice on November 11.
Syn: Meuse, Meuse River, Argonne Forest, Meuse-Argonne,
Meuse-Argonne operation
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Jargon
(gcide) | Jargon \Jar"gon\, n. [E. jargon, It. jiargone; perh. fr. Pers.
zarg[=u]n gold-colored, fr. zar gold. Cf. Zircon.] (Min.)
A variety of zircon. See Zircon.
[1913 Webster]Jargon \Jar"gon\, n. [F. jargon, OF. also gargon, perh. akin to
E. garrulous, or gargle.]
1. Confused, unintelligible language; gibberish. "A barbarous
jargon." --Macaulay. "All jargon of the schools." --Prior.
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2. Hence: an artificial idiom or dialect; cant language;
slang. Especially, an idiom with frequent use of informal
technical terms, such as acronyms, used by specialists.
"All jargon of the schools." --Prior.
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The jargon which serves the traffickers. --Johnson.
[1913 Webster]Jargon \Jar"gon\ (j[aum]r"g[o^]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Jargoned (-g[o^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Jargoning.]
To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds;
to talk unintelligibly, or in a harsh and noisy manner.
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The noisy jay,
Jargoning like a foreigner at his food. --Longfellow.
[1913 Webster]Zircon \Zir"con\, n. [F., the same word as jargon. See Jargon
a variety of zircon.]
1. (Min.) A mineral consisting predominantly of zirconium
silicate (Zr2SiO4) occurring in tetragonal crystals,
usually of a brown or gray color. It consists of silica
and zirconia. A red variety, used as a gem, is called
hyacinth. Colorless, pale-yellow or smoky-brown
varieties from Ceylon are called jargon.
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2. an imitation gemstone made of cubic zirconia.
[PJC]
Zircon syenite, a coarse-grained syenite containing zircon
crystals and often also elaeolite. It is largely developed
in Southern Norway.
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jargon
(gcide) | Jargon \Jar"gon\, n. [E. jargon, It. jiargone; perh. fr. Pers.
zarg[=u]n gold-colored, fr. zar gold. Cf. Zircon.] (Min.)
A variety of zircon. See Zircon.
[1913 Webster]Jargon \Jar"gon\, n. [F. jargon, OF. also gargon, perh. akin to
E. garrulous, or gargle.]
1. Confused, unintelligible language; gibberish. "A barbarous
jargon." --Macaulay. "All jargon of the schools." --Prior.
[1913 Webster]
2. Hence: an artificial idiom or dialect; cant language;
slang. Especially, an idiom with frequent use of informal
technical terms, such as acronyms, used by specialists.
"All jargon of the schools." --Prior.
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The jargon which serves the traffickers. --Johnson.
[1913 Webster]Jargon \Jar"gon\ (j[aum]r"g[o^]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Jargoned (-g[o^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Jargoning.]
To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds;
to talk unintelligibly, or in a harsh and noisy manner.
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The noisy jay,
Jargoning like a foreigner at his food. --Longfellow.
[1913 Webster]Zircon \Zir"con\, n. [F., the same word as jargon. See Jargon
a variety of zircon.]
1. (Min.) A mineral consisting predominantly of zirconium
silicate (Zr2SiO4) occurring in tetragonal crystals,
usually of a brown or gray color. It consists of silica
and zirconia. A red variety, used as a gem, is called
hyacinth. Colorless, pale-yellow or smoky-brown
varieties from Ceylon are called jargon.
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2. an imitation gemstone made of cubic zirconia.
[PJC]
Zircon syenite, a coarse-grained syenite containing zircon
crystals and often also elaeolite. It is largely developed
in Southern Norway.
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Jargoned
(gcide) | Jargon \Jar"gon\ (j[aum]r"g[o^]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Jargoned (-g[o^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Jargoning.]
To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds;
to talk unintelligibly, or in a harsh and noisy manner.
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The noisy jay,
Jargoning like a foreigner at his food. --Longfellow.
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Jargonelle
(gcide) | Jargonelle \Jar`go*nelle"\, n. [F. jargonelle a very gritty
variety of pear. See Jargon zircon.]
A variety of pear which ripens early.
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Jargonic
(gcide) | Jargonic \Jar*gon"ic\, a.
Of or pertaining to the mineral jargon.
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Jargoning
(gcide) | Jargon \Jar"gon\ (j[aum]r"g[o^]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Jargoned (-g[o^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Jargoning.]
To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds;
to talk unintelligibly, or in a harsh and noisy manner.
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The noisy jay,
Jargoning like a foreigner at his food. --Longfellow.
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Jargonist
(gcide) | Jargonist \Jar"gon*ist\, n.
One addicted to jargon; one who uses cant or slang.
--Macaulay.
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Meuse-Argonne
(gcide) | Meuse-Argonne \Meuse-Argonne\ prop. n.
an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops
under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved
only by the Armistice on November 11.
Syn: Meuse, Meuse River, Argonne, Argonne Forest,
Meuse-Argonne operation.
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Pelargonic
(gcide) | Pelargonic \Pel`ar*gon"ic\, a. (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid (called also
nonoic acid) found in the leaves of the geranium
(Pelargonium) and allied plants.
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Pelargonium
(gcide) | Pelargonium \Pel`ar*go"ni*um\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. pelargo`s
a stork.] (Bot.)
A large genus of plants of the order Geraniace[ae],
differing from Geranium in having a spurred calyx and an
irregular corolla.
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Note: About one hundred and seventy species are known, nearly
all of them natives of South Africa, and many having
very beautiful blossoms. See the Note under Geranium.
[1913 Webster] Pelasgian |
argon
(wn) | argon
n 1: a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert
gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere
[syn: argon, Ar, atomic number 18] |
argonaut
(wn) | argonaut
n 1: someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding
adventure
2: (Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in
search of the Golden Fleece
3: cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate
papery spiral shells [syn: paper nautilus, nautilus,
Argonaut, Argonauta argo] |
argonauta
(wn) | Argonauta
n 1: type genus of the family Argonautidae: paper nautilus [syn:
Argonauta, genus Argonauta] |
argonauta argo
(wn) | Argonauta argo
n 1: cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate
papery spiral shells [syn: paper nautilus, nautilus,
Argonaut, Argonauta argo] |
argonautidae
(wn) | Argonautidae
n 1: represented solely by the genus Argonauta [syn:
Argonautidae, family Argonautidae] |
argonne
(wn) | Argonne
n 1: an American operation in World War I (1918); American
troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which
were saved only by the armistice on November 11 [syn:
Meuse, Meuse River, Argonne, Argonne Forest,
Meuse-Argonne, Meuse-Argonne operation] |
argonne forest
(wn) | Argonne Forest
n 1: an American operation in World War I (1918); American
troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which
were saved only by the armistice on November 11 [syn:
Meuse, Meuse River, Argonne, Argonne Forest,
Meuse-Argonne, Meuse-Argonne operation] |
argonon
(wn) | argonon
n 1: any of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium
group in the periodic table [syn: noble gas, inert gas,
argonon] |
chinook jargon
(wn) | Chinook Jargon
n 1: a pidgin incorporating Chinook and French and English
words; formerly used as a lingua franca in northwestern
North America [syn: Chinook Jargon, Oregon Jargon] |
family argonautidae
(wn) | family Argonautidae
n 1: represented solely by the genus Argonauta [syn:
Argonautidae, family Argonautidae] |
genus argonauta
(wn) | genus Argonauta
n 1: type genus of the family Argonautidae: paper nautilus [syn:
Argonauta, genus Argonauta] |
genus pelargonium
(wn) | genus Pelargonium
n 1: geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated
[syn: Pelargonium, genus Pelargonium] |
jargon
(wn) | jargon
n 1: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among
thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" [syn: slang,
cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular]
2: a colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon [syn:
jargoon, jargon]
3: specialized technical terminology characteristic of a
particular subject |
meuse-argonne
(wn) | Meuse-Argonne
n 1: an American operation in World War I (1918); American
troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which
were saved only by the armistice on November 11 [syn:
Meuse, Meuse River, Argonne, Argonne Forest,
Meuse-Argonne, Meuse-Argonne operation] |
meuse-argonne operation
(wn) | Meuse-Argonne operation
n 1: an American operation in World War I (1918); American
troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which
were saved only by the armistice on November 11 [syn:
Meuse, Meuse River, Argonne, Argonne Forest,
Meuse-Argonne, Meuse-Argonne operation] |
oregon jargon
(wn) | Oregon Jargon
n 1: a pidgin incorporating Chinook and French and English
words; formerly used as a lingua franca in northwestern
North America [syn: Chinook Jargon, Oregon Jargon] |
pelargonium
(wn) | Pelargonium
n 1: geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated
[syn: Pelargonium, genus Pelargonium] |
pelargonium graveolens
(wn) | Pelargonium graveolens
n 1: any of several southern African geraniums having fragrant
three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and pink flowers [syn:
rose geranium, sweet-scented geranium, {Pelargonium
graveolens}] |
pelargonium hortorum
(wn) | Pelargonium hortorum
n 1: an upright geranium having scalloped leaves with a broad
color zone inside the margin and white or pink or red
flowers [syn: fish geranium, bedding geranium, {zonal
pelargonium}, Pelargonium hortorum] |
pelargonium limoneum
(wn) | Pelargonium limoneum
n 1: a common garden geranium with lemon-scented foliage [syn:
lemon geranium, Pelargonium limoneum] |
pelargonium odoratissimum
(wn) | Pelargonium odoratissimum
n 1: geranium with round fragrant leaves and small white flowers
[syn: apple geranium, nutmeg geranium, {Pelargonium
odoratissimum}] |
pelargonium peltatum
(wn) | Pelargonium peltatum
n 1: a commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with
peltate leaves and rosy flowers [syn: ivy geranium, {ivy-
leaved geranium}, hanging geranium, {Pelargonium
peltatum}] |
potassium-argon dating
(wn) | potassium-argon dating
n 1: geological dating that relies on the proportions of
radioactive potassium in a rock sample and its decay
product, argon |
zonal pelargonium
(wn) | zonal pelargonium
n 1: an upright geranium having scalloped leaves with a broad
color zone inside the margin and white or pink or red
flowers [syn: fish geranium, bedding geranium, {zonal
pelargonium}, Pelargonium hortorum] |
jargon
(foldoc) | jargon
Language specific to some field of human
endeavour, in this case, computing, that might not be understood
by those outside that area.
This dictionary contains many {examples of jargon
(/contents/jargon.html)}.
The Jargon File is the definitive collection of computing
jargon.
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jargon file
(foldoc) | Jargon File
The on-line hacker Jargon File
maintained by Eric S. Raymond. A large collection of
definitions of computing terms, including much wit, wisdom,
and history.
Many definitions (/contents/jargon.html) in this dictionary
are from v3.0.0 of 1993-07-27.
Jargon File Home (http://catb.org/jargon/).
See also Yellow Book, Jargon.
(2014-08-14)
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yellow book, jargon
(foldoc) | Yellow Book, Jargon
The print version of the Jargon File, titled
"The New Hacker's Dictionary". It includes essentially all
the material the File, plus a Foreword by Guy L. Steele, Jr.
and a Preface by Eric S. Raymond. Most importantly, the book
version is nicely typeset and includes almost all of the
infamous Crunchly cartoons by the Great Quux, each attached to
an appropriate entry. The first, second, and third editions
correspond to versions 2.9.6, 3.0.0, and 4.0.0 of the File,
respectively.
["The New Hacker's Dictionary", 3rd edition, MIT Press, 1996
(ISBN 0-262-68092-0)].
(1996-12-03)
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argon
(elements) | argon
Symbol: Ar
Atomic number: 18
Atomic weight: 39.948
Monatomic noble gas. Makes up 0.93% of the air. Colourless, odorless. Is
inert and has no true compounds. Lord Rayleigh and Sir William Ramsey
identified argon in 1894.
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