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NOUN: “the mixture of invisible odorless tasteless gases (such as nitrogen and oxygen) that surrounds the earth” Crossword Clue Answer

Q: What is the answer to "NOUN: "the mixture of invisible odorless tasteless gases (such as nitrogen and oxygen) that surrounds the earth""?

The most common answer is AIR. However, there is 1 possible answer to this clue.

Can't figure out NOUN: "the mixture of invisible odorless tasteless gases (such as nitrogen and oxygen) that surrounds the earth"? The Missing Letter crossword from October 9, 2025 used this clue. Answer: 3 letters.

NOUN: "the mixture of invisible odorless tasteless gases (such as nitrogen and oxygen) that surrounds the earth" Crossword Answer

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Hint 1 meaning

Hint 2 clue words

Noun: a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action

Mixture: (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

Invisible: impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye

Odorless: having no odor

Tasteless: lacking flavor

Such: to so extreme a degree

Nitrogen: a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

Oxygen: a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

Surround: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

Earth: hide in the earth like a hunted animal

Hint 3 anagram

Other Missing Letter Clues (10/9/25)

1A: NOUN: "a story or tier of a building (such as a sports stadium)"

5A: Manage to obtain

9A: Soothing stuff

10A: NOUN: "one of five offspring produced in the same pregnancy"

11A: NOUN: "a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent"

13A: NOUN: "a woody perennial plant having a single usually elongate main stem"

14A: IDIOM: "used to ask if someone feels good, bad, happy, well, etc."

19A: NOUN: "a period identified by some prominent figure or characteristic feature"

20A: Brian of ambient rock

21A: GEOGRAPHICAL NAME: "city, port on the Atlantic, and capital of Iceland population 117,976"

NOUN: "the mixture of invisible odorless tasteless gases (such as nitrogen and oxygen) that surrounds the earth" Crossword Clue FAQ

What is the 3-letter answer to "NOUN: "the mixture of invisible odorless tasteless gases (such as nitrogen and oxygen) that surrounds the earth"" crossword clue?

The answer to the "NOUN: "the mixture of invisible odorless tasteless gases (such as nitrogen and oxygen) that surrounds the earth"" crossword clue is AIR. This answer contains 3 letters and was confirmed in the Missing Letter puzzle.

Which crossword used "NOUN: "the mixture of invisible odorless tasteless gases (such as nitrogen and oxygen) that surrounds the earth"" clue?

This crossword clue most recently appeared in the Missing Letter puzzle on October 9, 2025. Daily crossword puzzles often reuse popular clues, so this clue may appear again in future puzzles from the same publication or others.

What is the meaning of AIR?

The word AIR means: a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of. This definition provides context for why it fits the crossword clue "NOUN: "the mixture of invisible odorless tasteless gases (such as nitrogen and oxygen) that surrounds the earth"".