inert gas
noun Chemistry.
Origin of inert gas
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby inert gas
inerrancy,
inerrant,
inerrantism,
inerratic,
inert,
inert gas,
inertance,
inertia,
inertia force,
inertia selling,
inertia time
British Dictionary definitions for inert gas
inert gas
noun
Also called: noble gas, rare gas, argonon
any of the unreactive gaseous elements helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon
(loosely) any gas, such as carbon dioxide, that is nonoxidizing
Medical definitions for inert gas
inert gas
n.
noble gas
Scientific definitions for inert gas
inert gas
See noble gas.