edelgas
See also: Edelgas
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch edelgas, from German Edelgas. Equivalent to edel (“noble”) + gas.
Noun edit
edelgas (plural edelgasse)
- (chemistry) noble gas (any of the elements of group 18 of the periodic table)
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Edelgas. Equivalent to edel (“noble”) + gas.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
edelgas n (plural edelgassen)
- noble gas (element of group 18 of the periodic table)
Usage notes edit
- Considered a Germanism until the mid to late twentieth century and frowned upon by purists at the time.