Borrowed fromFrench nitrogène (coined by French chemist and physicianJean-Antoine Chaptal in 1790). Bysurface analysis ,nitro- +-gen . See alsoniter .
nitrogen (countable anduncountable ,plural nitrogens )
( uncountable ) The chemical element (symbol N) with anatomic number of 7 andatomic weight of 14.0067. It is acolorless andodorless gas.2006 ,Michael Pollan ,The Omnivore's Dilemma , The Penguin Press,→ISBN , page42 :All life depends onnitrogen ; it is the building block from which nature assembles amino acids, proteins, and nucleic acids; the genetic information that orders and perpetuates life is written innitrogen ink.
( uncountable ) Molecular nitrogen (N2 ), acolorless ,odorless gas at room temperature.1997 , A. J. Taylor, D. S. Mothram, editors,Flavour Science: Recent Developments [1] ,Elsevier ,→ISBN , page63 :Volatiles ofkecap manis and its raw materials were extracted using Likens-Nickerson apparatus with diethyl ether as the extraction solvent. The extracts were then dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, concentrated using a rotary evaporator followed by flushing usingnitrogen until the volume was about 0.5 ml.
( countable ) A specific nitrogenatom within a chemicalformula , or a specificisotope of nitrogen.The twonitrogens are located next to one another on the ring.
chemical element
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Borrowed fromFrench nitrogène .
nitrogen m (uncountable )
nitrogen ( chemical element ) Synonym: azot “nitrogen ”, inDiccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language ] (in Catalan), second edition,Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan:Institut d'Estudis Catalans ], April 2007 “nitrogen ”, inGran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana ,Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana ,2025 “nitrogen” inDiccionari normatiu valencià ,Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua .“nitrogen” inDiccionari català-valencià-balear , Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.Derived fromFrench nitrogène . Bysurface analysis ,nitro- +-gen . See alsonitrat .
nitrogen n (singular definite nitrogenet or nitrogenen ,not used in plural form )
nitrogen ( chemical element ) Synonym: kvælstof Borrowed fromDutch nitrogeen , fromFrench nitrogène .
nitrogén (plural nitrogen )
nitrogen ( chemical element ) Synonym: ( dated ) zat lemas Borrowed fromEnglish nitrogen ,derived fromFrench nitrogène .
( English-based, colloquial ) IPA (key ) : /najˈtrod͡ʒən/ [nai̯ˈt̪ro.d͡ʒən] ( Baku ) IPA (key ) : /nitˈroɡən/ [nit̪̚ˈro.ɡən] Hyphenation:ni‧tro‧gen nitrogen (Jawi spelling نيتروݢن ,plural nitrogen -nitrogen or nitrogen 2 )
nitrogen ( chemical element ) Synonym: zat lemas /ذات لمس nitrogen n (definite singular nitrogenet ,indefinite plural nitrogen ,definite plural nitrogena or nitrogenene )
nitrogen (chemical element; symbol N ).nitrogen n (definite singular nitrogenet )( uncountable )
nitrogen (chemical element; symbol N ).Borrowed fromFrench nitrogène .
IPA (key ) : /ˌni.troˈd͡ʒen/ Rhymes:-en Hyphenation:ni‧tro‧gen nitrogen m (uncountable )
nitrogen ( chemical element ) Synonym: azot Borrowed fromEnglish nitrogen , fromFrench nitrogène , fromFrench nitre , fromLatin nitrum ( “ niter, natron ” ) , fromAncient Greek νίτρον ( nítron ) , ultimately fromEgyptian nṯrj ( “ natron ” ) .
nitrogen m (uncountable ,not mutable )
nitrogen ( chemical element ) Synonyms: blawrbar ,blorai ,blornwy ,trengnwy R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “nitrogen ”, inGeiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies