Inert gas Crossword Clue

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Inert gas Crossword Answer

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NEON

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ARGON

(5 letters)

RADON

(5 letters)

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. a colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth’s atmosphere in trace amounts

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

INERT (adjective)
1. slow and apathetic
2. having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive
GAS (noun)
1. a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes
2. a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
GAS (verb)
1. show off
2. attack with gas; subject to gas fumes

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

NEON
(4 letters)
ARGON
(5 letters)
RADON
(5 letters)

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