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Xenon vs Xerox - What's the difference?

xenon | xerox |

As nouns the difference between xenon and xerox

is that xenon is while xerox is .

xenon

English

Noun

(en-noun) (wikipedia xenon)
  • A heavy, gaseous chemical element (symbol Xe) of the noble gases group with an atomic number of 54.

    • Derived terms

    * perxenate * xenon arc lamp * xenon chloride * xenon difluoride * xenon flash lamp * xenon fluoride * xenon hexafluoride * xenon hexafluoroplatinate * xenon lamp * xenon light * xenon tetrafluoride * xenon tetroxide * xenon trioxide

    xerox

    English

    Alternative forms

    * Xerox

    Noun

    (es)
  • (slang, North America) A photocopy.
    • Hand me that xerox , would you?

    Synonyms

    * photocopy

    Derived terms

    * xerocracy * xeroxable * xerox copy * xeroxer * xeroxlore

    Verb

    (es)
  • (slang, North America) To make a paper copy or copies by means of a photocopier.
    • I xeroxed the report for all the people at the meeting.

    Synonyms

    * (make a paper copy) copy, photocopy

    See also

    * English genericized trademarks ----