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English

Etymology

From a fictional radioactive element, kryptonite, that has a detrimental effect on the otherwise invulnerable character Superman. Apparently formed as krypton (“a chemical element, Kr”) +? -ite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k??pt?na?t/

Noun

kryptonite (uncountable)

1. (figuratively) The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable, an Achilles heel.

Translations

Further reading

• kryptonite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

Neuter form of Ancient Greek ??????? (kruptós, “hidden”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: kr?p't?n, IPA^(key): /?k??pt?n/

Noun

krypton (countable and uncountable, plural kryptons)

2. The chemical element (symbol Kr) with an atomic number of 36. It is a colourless, odourless noble gas that only reacts with fluorine. It is one of the rarest gases in the Earth's atmosphere.
3. (countable) An atom of this element.

Derived terms

• krypton difluoride
• krypton fluoride

Related terms

• kryptonate

Translations

References

• Krypton on the British Royal Society of Chemistry's online periodic table

See also

• kryptonite

Czech

Noun

krypton m inan

1. krypton

Declension

Danish

Noun

krypton

1. krypton

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English krypton.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kr?p.t?n/
• Hyphenation: kryp?ton

Noun

krypton n (uncountable)

1. krypton

Derived terms

• kryptoniet

Finnish

Noun

krypton

1. krypton

Declension

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?ip.t??/

Noun

krypton m (uncountable)

1. krypton

Further reading

• “krypton” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Icelandic

Noun

krypton n (genitive singular kryptons, no plural)

1. krypton (chemical element)

Declension

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian krypton.

Noun

krypton

1. krypton

Inflection

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages?^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kr?p.t?n/

Noun

krypton m inan

1. krypton (chemical element)

Declension

Swedish

Noun

krypton n (uncountable)

1. krypton

Declension