noun
- a colorless, odorless noble gas that is present in very small amounts in the atmosphere and is used in some electric lights
Usage: chemistry
Examples
- Krypton is element number 36 on the periodic table.
- The scientist detected traces of krypton in the air sample.
- Krypton gas is used in high-performance fluorescent bulbs.
- This laser contains krypton as its active medium.
- Krypton makes up about 0.0001% of Earth’s atmosphere.
- The krypton isotope has a half-life of several years.