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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of scientific terms with Scottish connections).
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ARGON. Chem. An inert gas, symbol A, discovered by Sir William Ramsay (1852–1916), of Glasgow, Professor of Chemistry at Bristol and London, in collaboration with Lord Rayleigh (1895 Philosoph. Trans. CLXXXVI. 187).
[Ad. Gr. ργς, idle, inert.]
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