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inert gas

noun

Chemistry.


inert gas

noun

  1. Also callednoble gasrare gasargonon any of the unreactive gaseous elements helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon
  2. (loosely) any gas, such as carbon dioxide, that is nonoxidizing
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inert gas

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Origin of inert gas1

First recorded in 1900–05
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Helium, an inert gas, is used to push propellants to the spacecraft’s thrusters.

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Helium, an inert gas, is used to push propellants to the thrusters, and if too much helium is lost, the thrusters may not work properly.

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Edison’s first practical light bulb used a carbonized cotton thread for that purpose; modern bulbs use tungsten filaments in an inert gas.

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On a functioning oil tanker, inert gasses are periodically pumped into its tanks to keep the payload from catching fire or exploding.

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It secured tens of millions of dollars in pledges for the operation, which started late in May with experts pumping inert gas to remove atmospheric oxygen from the oil chambers of the vessel.

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