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Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch edelgas, from German Edelgas. Equivalent to edel (“noble”) + gas.
Noun[edit]
edelgas (plural edelgasse)
- (chemistry) noble gas (any of the elements of group 18 of the periodic table)
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from German Edelgas. Equivalent to edel (“noble”) + gas.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
edelgas n (plural edelgassen)
- noble gas (element of group 18 of the periodic table)
Usage notes[edit]
- Considered a Germanism until the mid to late twentieth century and frowned upon by purists at the time.
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