argon

Chemical element (edit)
Ar Atomic number 18 argon
Classification data Period 3 Group 18 Block p-block Class noble gas
Previous: ← chlorine (Cl)
Next: potassium (K) →
English Wikipedia article on Argon

From Ancient Greek ἀργός (argós, “idle, lazy”), because of its inertness, + -on, used for all noble gases.

• (US) enPR: är'gŏn, IPA^(key): /ˈɑːɹɡɒn/

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argon (countable and uncountable, plural argons)

2. The chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18. The third most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, it is a colourless, odourless, inert noble gas.
3. (countable) A single atom of this element.

• E938 when used as a packaging gas

• Argon on the British Royal Society of Chemistry's online periodic table

• nagor, grano, angor, organ, rango, groan, rag on, Goran, Organ, Ongar, Angor, Agron, Garon, Rogan, Grano, Ragon, orang, Ronga

Chemical element (edit)
Ar Atomic number 18 argon
Classification data Period 3 Group 18 Block p-block Class noble gas
Previous: ← chloor (Cl)
Next: kalium (K) →

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• Hyphenation: ar‧gon

argon (uncountable)

1. argon

• edelgas

Chemical element (edit)
Ar Atomic number 18 argon
Classification data Period 3 Group 18 Block p-block Class noble gas
Previous: ← klorin (Cl)
Next: potassiom (K) →
Cornish Wikipedia article on Argon

Borrowed from English argon.

argon m (uncountable)

1. argon

Chemical element (edit)
Ar Atomic number 18 argon
Classification data Period 3 Group 18 Block p-block Class noble gas
Previous: ← chlor (Cl)
Next: draslík (K) →

• IPA^(key): [ˈarɡon]
• Hyphenation: ar‧gon

argon m inan

1. argon (chemical element)

• “argon”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “argon”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “argon”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Chemical element (edit)
Ar Atomic number 18 argon
Classification data Period 3 Group 18 Block p-block Class noble gas
Previous: ← klor (Cl)
Next: kalium (K) →

From Ancient Greek ἀργόν (argón).

• IPA^(key): [ˈɑːɡʌn]

argon n (singular definite argonet, not used in plural form)

1. argon

• “argon” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “argon” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Chemical element (edit)
Ar Atomic number 18 argon
Classification data Period 3 Group 18 Block p-block Class noble gas
Previous: ← chloor (Cl)
Next: kalium (K) →

Borrowed from English argon, from Ancient Greek ἀργόν (argón).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑr.ɣɔn/

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• Hyphenation: ar‧gon

argon n (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. argon

• → Indonesian: argon

Chemical element (edit)
Ar Atomic number 18 argon
Classification data Period 3 Group 18 Block p-block Class noble gas
Previous: ← kloori (Cl)
Next: kalium (K) →

Internationalism, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀργόν (argón).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑrɡon/, [ˈɑ̝rɡo̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑrɡon
• Syllabification^(key): ar‧gon
• Hyphenation^(key): ar‧gon

argon

1. argon

• “argon”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Chemical element (edit)
Ar Atomic number 18 argon
Classification data Period 3 Group 18 Block p-block Class noble gas
Previous: ← chlore (Cl)
Next: potassium (K) →

• IPA^(key): /aʁ.ɡɔ̃/

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argon m (uncountable)

1. argon

• Lingala: alago

• “argon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

• rogna

Chemical element (edit)
Ar Atomic number 18 argon
Classification data Period 3 Group 18 Block p-block Class noble gas
Previous: ← cloro (Cl)
Next: potasio (K) →

• árgon (reintegrationist)

• Hyphenation: ar‧gon

argon m (uncountable)

1. argon

• “argon”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Chemical element (edit)
Ar Atomic number 18 argon
Classification data Period 3 Group 18 Block p-block Class noble gas
Previous: ← klór (Cl)
Next: kálium (K) →

From Ancient Greek ἀργόν (argón), neuter of ἀργός (argós, “idle, lazy”), because of its inertness.^[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒrɡon]
• Hyphenation: ar‧gon
• Rhymes: -on

argon (usually uncountable, plural argonok)

1. argon (a chemical element, symbol: Ar)

• argon in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).

Chemical element (edit)
Ar Atomic number 18 argon
Classification data Period 3 Group 18 Block p-block Class noble gas
Previous: ← klór (Cl)
Next: kalín (K) →

argon n (genitive singular argons, no plural)

1. argon (chemical element)

Chemical element (edit)
Ar Atomic number 18 argon
Classification data Period 3 Group 18 Block p-block Class noble gas
Previous: ← klorin (Cl)
Next: kalium (K) →

From Dutch argon, from English argon, from Ancient Greek ἀργόν (argón).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈarɡon/ [ˈar.ɡɔn]
• Rhymes: -arɡon
• Syllabification: ar‧gon

argon (plural argon-argon)

1. argon (chemical element)

• “argon”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Chemical element (edit)
Ar Atomic number 18 argon
Classification data Period 3 Group 18 Block p-block Class noble gas
Previous: ← cloro (Cl)
Next: potassio (K) →

• argo

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin argon, from Ancient Greek ἀργόν (argón), substantivized neuter form of ἀργός (argós, “idle, lazy”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈar.ɡon/
• Rhymes: -arɡon
• Hyphenation: àr‧gon

argon m (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) argon

• Grano, Ragno, grano, ragno, rango, rogna

Chemical element (edit)
Ar Atomic number 18 argon
Classification data Period 3 Group 18 Block p-block Class noble gas
Previous: ← chlorium, chlorum (Cl)
Next: kalium (K) →

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ργόν (ārgón), the neuter substantive form of ᾱ̓ργός (ārgós, “idle, lazy”) because of the element's inertness.

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈaːr.ɡɔn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈar.ɡon]

ārgon n (genitive ārgī); second declension

1. (New Latin) argon

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

• ārgōnum

Chemical element (edit)
Ar Atomic number 18 argon
Classification data Period 3 Group 18 Block p-block Class noble gas
Previous: ← chlór (Cl)
Next: kalium (K) →

• IPA^(key): [ˈa˨ʁʝo˦n]

argon n

1. (uncountable) argon
2. A part of argon

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Chemical element (edit)
Ar Atomic number 18 argon
Classification data Period 3 Group 18 Block p-block Class noble gas
Previous: ← klorin (Cl)
Next: kalium (K) →

From English argon, from Ancient Greek ἀργόν (argón).

• IPA^(key): /a(r)ɡɔn/
• Rhymes: -ɡɔn, -ɔn

argon (Jawi spelling ارݢون, plural argon-argon or argon²)

1. argon (chemical element)

Chemical element (edit)
Ar Atomic number 18 argon
Classification data Period 3 Group 18 Block p-block Class noble gas
Previous: ← kloru (Cl)
Next: potassju (K) →

Borrowed from Italian argon.

• IPA^(key): /ˈar.ɡɔn/
• Rhymes: -arɡɔn

argon m

1. (chemistry) argon

Borrowed from Norwegian argon.

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈarːkon/

argon

1. argon

Odd, no gradation
Nominative	argon
Genitive	argona
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	argon	argonat
Accusative	argona	argoniid
Genitive	argona	argoniid
Illative	argonii	argoniidda
Locative	argonis	argoniin
Comitative	argoniin	argoniiguin
Essive	argonin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person argonan argoneamẹ argoneamẹt 2nd person argonat argoneattẹ argoneattẹt 3rd person argonis argoneaskkạ argoneasẹt

• Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Chemical element (edit)
Ar Atomic number 18 argon
Classification data Period 3 Group 18 Block p-block Class noble gas
Previous: ← clòr (Cl)
Next: potassi (K) →

argon m (uncountable)

1. argon

Chemical element (edit)
Ar Atomic number 18 argon
Classification data Period 3 Group 18 Block p-block Class noble gas
Previous: ← chlor (Cl)
Next: potas (K) →

Borrowed from German Argon, from Ancient Greek ἀργόν (argón).

• IPA^(key): /ˈar.ɡɔn/
• Rhymes: -arɡɔn
• Syllabification: ar‧gon

argon m inan

1. (chemistry) argon

• “argon”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “argon”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[4] (in Polish)

Chemical element (edit)
Ar Atomic number 18 argon
Classification data Period 3 Group 18 Block p-block Class noble gas
Previous: ← clor (Cl)
Next: kaliu, potasiu (K) →

Borrowed from French argon, from Ancient Greek ἀργόν (argón), neuter of ἀργός (argós, “idle, lazy”), because of its inertness.

• IPA^(key): /arˈɡon/
• Hyphenation: ar‧gon

argon n (uncountable)

1. argon (chemical element)

• “argon”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026

Chemical element (edit)
Ar Atomic number 18 argon / аргон
Classification data Period 3 Group 18 Block p-block Class noble gas
Previous: ← klor / клор, hlor / хлор (Cl)
Next: kalij / калиј, kalijum / калијум (K) →

• IPA^(key): /ǎrɡoːn/
• Hyphenation: ar‧gon

àrgōn m inan (Cyrillic spelling а̀рго̄н)

1. argon

• “argon”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Chemical element (edit)
Ar Atomic number 18 argon
Classification data Period 3 Group 18 Block p-block Class noble gas
Previous: ← klor (Cl)
Next: kalij (K) →

• IPA^(key): /áːrɡɔn/, /arɡóːn/

argọ̑n or argón m inan

1. argon

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nominative	árgon
genitive	árgona
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	árgon
genitive (rodȋlnik)	árgona
dative (dajȃlnik)	árgonu
accusative (tožȋlnik)	árgon
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	árgonu
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	árgonom

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nominative	argón
genitive	argóna
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	argón
genitive (rodȋlnik)	argóna
dative (dajȃlnik)	argónu
accusative (tožȋlnik)	argón
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	argónu
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	argónom

• “argon”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “argon”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Chemical element (edit)
Ar Atomic number 18 argon
Classification data Period 3 Group 18 Block p-block Class noble gas
Previous: ← klor (Cl)
Next: kalium (K) →

• IPA^(key): /arˈɡoːn/

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argon n

1. argon

• “argon”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “argon”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “argon”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Svensk MeSH

• organ

Chemical element (edit)
Ar Atomic number 18 argon
Classification data Period 3 Group 18 Block p-block Class noble gas
Previous: ← klor (Cl)
Next: potasyum (K) →

Borrowed from French argon.

• IPA^(key): [aɾɟón]
• Hyphenation: ar‧gon

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argon (definite accusative argonu, plural argonlar)

1. argon

Chemical element (edit)
Ar Atomic number 18 argon
Classification data Period 3 Group 18 Block p-block Class noble gas
Previous: ← clorin (Cl)
Next: potasiwm (K) →

Borrowed from English argon, from Ancient Greek ἀργόν (argón), neuter of ἀργός (argós, “idle, lazy”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈarɡɔn/
• Rhymes: -arɡɔn

argon m (uncountable)

1. argon

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “argon”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies