xenons

Inert atmospheric elements

Xenons is the plural of xenon, a heavy, colorless, odorless noble gas used in high-intensity lighting, medical imaging, and anesthesia.

The plural typically refers to xenon lamps or headlights: The car's xenons cut through the fog.

Xenon lighting produces a bright, bluish-white light prized in automotive and photography applications.

scientific

isotopes

Atomic number twins

anesthesia · propellant · ion · thruster · spacecraft · nuclear · detection · spectroscopy · laboratory · research

lighting

headlights

Front vehicle lamps

arc · bright · blue · white · automotive · projector · ballast · intense · luminous · aftermarket

gas

noble

Titled or virtuous

  • inertInactive, physically or chemically
  • elementBasic substance or factor
  • atomsSmallest elemental units

molecules · colorless · odorless · dense · heavy · atmosphere · trace · rare · monatomic · nonreactive

photography

flash

Brief burst of light

  • strobeRapidly pulsing light
  • tubesHollow cylindrical containers
  • studioCreative professional's workspace

speedlight · flashgun · discharge · recycle · duration · sync · triggering · burst · lighting · exposure

Opposites
chemical reactivity

xenonsfluorine

Pale yellow halogen gas

oxygen · chlorine · alkali metals · sodium · halogens

atmospheric abundance

xenonsnitrogen

Element seven, colorless gas

oxygen · helium · argon · neon · hydrogen

Phrases
Family

xenon

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G