: a colorless odorless inert gaseous element found in the air and in volcanic gases and used especially in welding, lasers, and electric bulbs see Chemical Elements Table
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Argon plasma coagulation: Ionized argon gas delivers thermal energy (plasma).
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Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
Peering into the heart of the debris left behind by the star’s demise, astronomers led by Claes Fransson of Stockholm University in Sweden spied hints of ionized argon and sulfur—that is, evidence of elements that were so shocked by some external force that their electrons had been stripped away.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 23 Feb. 2024
This set comes with the wine preserver opener and two capsules filled with ultra-pure argon gas, which is what goes into the bottle when the wine comes out.
—Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2024
Georgia Tech Researchers Create First Functional Graphene Semiconductor This heating step is done with an argon quartz tube in which a stack of two SiC chips are placed in a graphite crucible, according to de Heer.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Jan. 2024
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Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
Peering into the heart of the debris left behind by the star’s demise, astronomers led by Claes Fransson of Stockholm University in Sweden spied hints of ionized argon and sulfur—that is, evidence of elements that were so shocked by some external force that their electrons had been stripped away.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 23 Feb. 2024
This set comes with the wine preserver opener and two capsules filled with ultra-pure argon gas, which is what goes into the bottle when the wine comes out.
—Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2024
Georgia Tech Researchers Create First Functional Graphene Semiconductor This heating step is done with an argon quartz tube in which a stack of two SiC chips are placed in a graphite crucible, according to de Heer.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Jan. 2024
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argon
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ar·gon
ˈär-ˌgän 
: a colorless odorless inert gaseous element found in the air and in volcanic gases and used especially in lasers and electric bulbs
—symbol Ar
see Chemical Elements Table
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