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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INERT GAS

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Inert gas is a noun.
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WHAT DOES INERT GAS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Inert gas

An inert gas is a gas which does not undergo chemical reactions under a set of given conditions. The noble gases and nitrogen often do not react with many substances. Inert gases are used generally to avoid unwanted chemical reactions degrading a sample. These undesirable chemical reactions are often oxidation and hydrolysis reactions with the oxygen and moisture in air. The term inert gas is context-dependent because nitrogen gas and several of the noble gases can be made to react under certain conditions. Purified nitrogen and argon gases are most commonly used as inert gases due to their high natural abundance and low relative cost. Unlike noble gases, an inert gas is not necessarily elemental and is often a compound gas. Like the noble gases the tendency for non-reactivity is due to the valence, the outermost electron shell, being complete in all the inert gases. This is a tendency, not a rule, as noble gases and other "inert" gases can react to form compounds.

Definition of inert gas in the English dictionary

The definition of inert gas in the dictionary is Also called: noble gas, rare gas, argonon. any of the unreactive gaseous elements helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon. Other definition of inert gas is any gas, such as carbon dioxide, that is nonoxidizing.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE INERT GAS

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Synonyms and antonyms of inert gas in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «inert gas» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INERT GAS

Find out the translation of inert gas to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of inert gas from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «inert gas» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

惰性气体
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gas inerte
570 millions of speakers

English

inert gas
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अक्रिय गैस
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

غاز خامل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

инертный газ
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gás inerte
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জড় গ্যাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gaz inerte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gas lengai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Inertgas
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不活性ガス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불활성 가스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gas inert
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

khí trơ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மந்த வாயு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जड वायू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

atıl gaz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gas inerte
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gaz obojętny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

інертний газ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gaz inert
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

αδρανούς αερίου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

inerte gas
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

inert gas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

inertgass
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INERT GAS»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INERT GAS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about inert gas

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INERT GAS»

Discover the use of inert gas in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inert gas and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lees' Loss Prevention in the Process Industries: Hazard ...
16.31 Fire Protection Using Inert Gas The last of the principal firefighting agents is inert gas. Here a distinction needs to be made between the use of inerting of equipment to prevent internal fire or explosion, as described in Chapter 17, and the ...
Sam Mannan, 2004
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Marine Fire Prevention, Firefighting and Fire Safety: A ...
INERT GAS SYSTEM FOR TANK VESSELS Although the inert gas system is not a fire extinguishing system, it is designed to prevent fires and explosions. With few exceptions, every tank ship of 100,000 or more dead weight tonnage, and with ...
Maritime Training Advisory Board (U.S.), United States. Maritime Administration, Robert J. Brady Company, 1994
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Fundamental Aspects of Inert Gases in Solids
Proceedings of a NATO ARW held at Bonas, France, September 16--22, 1990
S.E. Donnelly, J.H. Evans, 1991
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Core/shell Structured Magnetic Nanoparticles Synthesized by ...
Abdullah Ceylan. References 1 L. Signorini et al., Phys. Rev. B, 68, 195423 ( 2003) 2 W. Rasband, computer software ImageJ, (National Institute of Health, USA) 3 J. Nogues, C. Leighton and I. K. Schuller, Phys. Rev. B, 61, 1315 (2000) 4 J.
Abdullah Ceylan, 2007
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Competition Science Vision
(C) Effect of Adding Inert Gas at Equilibrium • The inert gases do not react or they do not participate in the reaction. Hence by adding inert gas. (a) At constant volume, the total gas pressure will increase but the concentration or the partial ...
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Handbook of Thermal Spray Technology
efits of VPS and APS. Inert-chamber spraying is done at atmospheric pressure but with an inert gas environment. Commonly, air is removed from the chamber with vacuum pumps, the chamber is then backfilled with an inert gas, usually argon, ...
Joseph R. Davis, 2004
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Underground Storage of Natural Gas: Theory and Practice
On another hand, the specificity of this storage (i.e. injection of inert gas to build part of the cushion gas) requires some particular studies as far as the nixing phenomena are concerned. The inert and natural gas Injection layouts were tested on ...
Mehmet Rasin Tek, 1989
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Introduction to Marine Engineering
Inert gas generator The inert gas generator (Figure 13.13) burns fuel in designed quantities to produce perfect combustion. This provides an exhaust gas which is largely nitrogen and carbon dioxide with a very small oxygen content.
D A Taylor, 1996
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Principles of Thermodynamics
However, when we talk about constant- pressure systems, we usually mean that the pressure is maintained by an inert gas (e.g., the atmosphere).2 In some situations, much higher constant pressures of inert gases are applied to systems.
Myron Kaufman, 2002
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Diving Science
Chapter Preview • Basic understanding of the principles of inert gas dynamics as they relate to diving • Factors that lead to on-gassing and off-gassing of inert gases • Recognition of the outcomes of decompression • Basic concepts used to  ...
Michael B. Strauss, Igor V. Aksenov, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INERT GAS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inert gas is used in the context of the following news items.
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Business - Republican American
ARC makes inflators are used by other companies in air bag systems. The inflators use an inert gas to fill the air bag, which is supplemented by ... «Waterbury Republican American, Jul 15»
2
Honda's long airbag nightmare may not be over
The inflator fills the air bag cushion by releasing an inert gas stored in the inflator at high pressure. This gas mixture is augmented by an ... «ConsumerAffairs, Jul 15»
3
Second company probed for air bag inflator malfunctions
The inflators use an inert gas to fill the air bag which is supplemented by an ammonium nitrate-based propellant. A preliminary analysis of the ... «Standard-Examiner, Jul 15»
4
Understanding the Effect of Hydrogen Impurities on Polymer …
The top image in Figure 2a depicts three different CVs using ethene as an example: a base CV, collected in inert gas, a CV collected in a ... «Azom.com, Jul 15»
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LED versus induction lighting
... the fluorescent bulb is the erosion of the electrodes, induction lighting has no such problem as the excitation of mercury vapour, the inert gas, ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
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Bouchard Transportation Christens New ATB Unit
The B.No.270 is a fully manned and equipped with a crude oil washing system, inert gas system; clean water ballast system, four cargo pumps, ... «MarineLink, Jul 15»
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US Regulators Investigating More Air Bags Following Two Incidents
The inflaters use an inert gas to fill the air bag which is supplemented by an ammonium nitrate-based propellant. A preliminary analysis of the ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
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Car air bag dangers linked to 2nd maker
ARC makes inflators are used by other companies in air bag systems. The inflators use an inert gas to fill the air bag, which is supplemented by ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jul 15»
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Determining the Oxygen Content and Volume in Packaging
It is possible that an inert gas such as argon or nitrogen may be flushed through the packaging, or vacuum may be pulled over the packaging. «Azom.com, Jul 15»
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What's the Difference Between Soldering, Brazing, and Welding?
There are several different types of welding, including metal inert gas (MIG), arc, electron beam, laser, and stir friction. Welding is also widely ... «Machine Design, Jul 15»

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