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neon

/ˈni.ɒn/

Meanings
noun
The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The lightest of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.

Examples :

"Neon lights are often used to advertise businesses at night. "
element substance chemistry science

Related Words

Illustration colourless

colourless adjective

/ˈkʌlə(ɹ).ləs/

Having little or no colour.

"The water from the well was surprisingly colourless, almost like air. "

Illustration extremely

extremely adverb

/ɪksˈtɹiːmli/

(degree) To an extreme degree.

"The weather was extremely hot today; we stayed inside all afternoon. "

Illustration advertise

advertise verb

/ˈadvə(ɹ)taɪz/ /ˈædvɚtaɪz/

To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly.

"The school will advertise the upcoming talent show in the newsletter. "

Illustration glittered

glittered verb

/ˈɡlɪtərd/ /ˈɡlɪtəd/

To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.

"a glittering sword"

Illustration odorless

odorless adjective

/əʊdələs/

Having no odor.

"They were taken unawares and overcome when the room filled with a lethal, odorless gas."

Illustration resembles

resembles verb

/rɪˈzɛmbəlz/ /riˈzɛmbəlz/

To be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar.

"The twins resemble each other."

Illustration collectively

collectively adverb

/kəˈlɛktɪvli/ /kəˈlɛktɪli/

In a collective manner; viewed together as a whole; to be treated as a single unit, rather than the items that make up the collection separately.

"The students, collectively, decided to postpone the project until next week. "

Illustration fluorescent

fluorescent noun

/ˌflʊəˈɹɛsənt/ /flɔˈɹɛsɨnt/

A fluorescent light.

"The fluorescents hummed day and night."

Illustration demonstration

demonstration noun

/dɛmənˈstɹeɪʃən/

The act of demonstrating; showing or explaining something.

"The teacher gave a demonstration of how to solve quadratic equations. "

Illustration businesses

businesses noun

/ˈbɪz.nɪ.sɪz/

A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.

"Many small businesses in my town are struggling due to the rising cost of rent. "

Illustration lightest

lightest verb

/ˈlaɪtɪst/ /ˈlaɪtəst/

To start (a fire).

"We lit the fire to get some heat."

Illustration chemical

chemical noun

/ˈkɛmɪkəl/

Any specific chemical element or chemical compound or alloy.

"The scientist studied the chemical composition of the soil sample. "