neon

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Special machines draw out all of the air from the tubes and replace it with noble gases such as neon, argon or helium.

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  1. noun A rare, inert gaseous element occurring in the atmosphere to the extent of 18 parts per million and obtained by fractional distillation of liquid air. It is colorless but glows reddish orange in an electric discharge and is used in display and television tubes. Atomic number 10; atomic weight 20.180; melting point -248.67°C; boiling point -245.95°C. See Table at element.
  2. noun A neon tetra.
  3. noun An extremely bright color.
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  • The Asteroid blazed in the East like a neon, advertising something too ethereal to be real. —  Tanith_Lee_-_The_Silver_Metal_Lover3
  • Maybe I knew him too well, but I thought he wore his status like a neon-lit COP sign attached to his forehead. —  CriticalConditions
  • The Sun ; Buns Motel existed in a perpetual glare of neon, and chains of reflected light from the swimming pool danced across shadowy walls and ceilings. —  F ;SF; - vol 104 issue 01 - January 2003
  • Anyone stupid enough to sit down and play is paying for all that neon, all those free drinks. —  BringingDowntheHouse
  • Since veterinarians rarely had that kind of neon, that had to be the Velvet Palace, a not-so-gentlemanly club over on the raw side of town. —  Devil'sBargain
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  1. Greek, neuter of neos, new; see newo- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. New Latin, ‘the new (element),’ from Greek νέον, neuter of νέος, new: see new.
 

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