HyperDic: kr

English > 2 senses of the word Kr / KR:
NOUNsubstanceKr, krypton, atomic number 36a colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses
groupKR, Khmer Rouge, Party of Democratic Kampuchea, Communist Party of Kampucheaa communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970
English > Kr: 2 senses > noun 1, substance
MeaningA colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; occurs in trace amounts in air.
Synonymskrypton, atomic number 36
Broaderchemical element, elementAny of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
noble gas, inert gas, argononAny of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium group in the periodic table
Substance ofairA mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing
Spanishcriptón, kriptón, Kr, número atómico 36
Catalancriptó, Kr
English > KR: 2 senses > noun 2, group
MeaningA communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970; became a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people; was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained active / active until 1999.
SynonymsKhmer Rouge, Party of Democratic Kampuchea, Communist Party of Kampuchea
Categoryterrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist actThe calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature
Instance ofterrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTOA political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
RegionCambodia, Kingdom of Cambodia, KampucheaA nation in southeastern Asia
SpanishJemeres rojos, Khmer Rouge

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