kryptonate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

krypton +‎ -ate

Verb[edit]

kryptonate (third-person singular simple present kryptonates, present participle kryptonating, simple past and past participle kryptonated)

  1. (inorganic chemistry) To infuse a solid with krypton gas (especially with radioactive krypton-85).

Noun[edit]

kryptonate (plural kryptonates)

  1. (inorganic chemistry) The material formed by such kryptonation

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