xenon: [19] Xenon is etymologically the ‘strange’ gas. It was named in 1898 by its discoverer, the British chemist Sir William Ramsay. He adapted the term from the neuter form of Greek xénos ‘strange’, which may be a distant relative of English guest, hospital, host, etc, and is also the source of English xenophobia ‘fear of foreigners’ [19]. => guest, hospital, host, xenophobia
xenon (n.)
gaseous element, 1898, from Greek xenon, neuter of xenos "foreign, strange" (see xeno-); coined by its co-discoverer, Scottish chemist Sir William Ramsay (1852-1916); compare krypton.
双语例句
1. About 30 major medical centers in the United States have xenon CT scan technology.
美国大约有30家主要医疗中心有氙气CT扫描仪技术.
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2. About 30 major medical centers in the United States have xenon CAT scan technology.
美国大约有30家主要医疗中心有氙气CAT扫描仪技术.
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3. During those hours radioactive xenon gas built up in the reactor.
在这几个小时中,放射性气体氙在反应堆中聚集增多.
来自辞典例句
4. Xenon lung scans may be helpful in the early diagnosis of inhalation injury.
氚肺扫描可能有助于早期诊断吸入性损伤.
来自辞典例句
5. The main agent of the Company in Zhejiang regional xenon lamp sales.
