Neon or nitrogen Crossword Clue

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Neon or nitrogen Crossword Answer

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(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
(verb)
1. show off
2. attack with gas; subject to gas fumes

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

NITROGEN (noun)
1. a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
NEON (noun)
1. a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts

Hint 3: Anagram

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