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so chemically aloof it refuses to bond, so human it means born to rule.
means Describing someone of high birth or rank, or behavior marked by honor and generosity of spirit — and in chemistry, an element so unreactive it stays splendidly to itself.
from From Latin 'nobilis,' meaning 'well-known, famous, of high rank,' which traces back to the root of 'noscere,' 'to know' — the noble were literally the notable, the people everyone knew of. It reached English through Old French 'noble.' The chemistry sense ('noble gases,' 'noble metals') borrows the same aristocratic snobbery: these elements are too dignified to mingle and bond with the common rabble of the periodic table.
- chemistry
- noble gases react with almost nothing
- origin
- Latin nobilis meant simply well-known
- metals
- gold and platinum resist corrosion proudly
- medieval
- a noble was also an English gold coin
- gas trick
- neon glows red, not blue, in signs
nobel prize — annual award established 1901 by alfred nobel's will, given in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace
house of windsor — british royal family since 1917, currently reigning monarch king charles iii
house of bourbon — european royal dynasty ruling spain, france, and naples since 16th century