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neon

ne·on [ n òn ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. gas that glows orange: a colorless odorless gaseous element that occurs in very small quantities in the air and glows orange when electricity is passed through it.
Symbol  Ne


2. neon lighting: lighting produced by neon lights or by lamps containing similar gases such as argon or krypton

3.  (plural ne·ons or ne·on) fish 
Same as  neon tetra


[Late 19th century. < Greek, form of neos "new"]
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