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nitrogen
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French nitrogène (coined by French chemist and physician Jean-Antoine Chaptal in 1790). By surface analysis, nitro- + -gen. See also niter.
Pronunciation
Noun
nitrogen (countable and uncountable, plural nitrogens)
- (uncountable) The chemical element (symbol N) with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067. It is a colorless and odorless gas.
- 2006, Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma, The Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 42:
- All life depends on nitrogen; 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 in nitrogen ink.
- (uncountable) Molecular nitrogen (N2), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature.
- 1997, A. J. Taylor, D. S. Mothram, editors, Flavour Science: Recent Developments, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 63:
- Volatiles of kecap 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 using nitrogen until the volume was about 0.5 ml.
- (countable) A specific nitrogen atom within a chemical formula, or a specific isotope of nitrogen.
- The two nitrogens are located next to one another on the ring.
Synonyms
- azote (obsolete)
- E941 when used as a packaging gas or propellant
Derived terms
- antinitrogen
- carbon-nitrogen cycle
- carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle
- dinitrogen
- hydronitrogen
- lean nitrogen oxide trap
- liquid nitrogen
- multinitrogen
- nitragin
- nitrian
- nitrogen-13
- nitrogen-14
- nitrogen-15
- nitrogenase
- nitrogenate
- nitrogen balance
- nitrogen cycle
- nitrogen dioxide
- nitrogen fixation
- nitrogen fixer
- nitrogen fixing
- nitrogen-fixing
- nitrogenic
- nitrogen ice
- nitrogeniferous
- nitrogen inversion
- nitrogenise, nitrogenize
- nitrogenization
- nitrogenless
- nitrogenlike
- nitrogen monoxide
- nitrogen mustard
- nitrogen narcosis
- nitrogenous
- nitrogen oxide
- nitrogen pentoxide
- nitrogen tetroxide
- nitrogen tribromide
- nitrogen trichloride
- nitrogen trifluoride
- nitrogen triiodide
- nitrophilous
- nitrox
- nonnitrogen
- organonitrogen
- polynitrogen
- radionitrogen
Related terms
Translations
chemical element
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See also
References
- Nitrogen on the British Royal Society of Chemistry's online periodic table
Anagrams
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Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
nitrogen m (uncountable)
Further reading
- “nitrogen”, in Diccionari 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”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “nitrogen” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “nitrogen” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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Danish
Etymology
Derived from French nitrogène. By surface analysis, nitro- + -gen. See also nitrat.
Noun
nitrogen n (singular definite nitrogenet or nitrogenen, not used in plural form)
Declension
References
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /niˈtroɡen/ [niˈt̪ro.ɡɛn]
- Rhymes: -oɡen
- Syllabification: ni‧tro‧gen
Noun
nitrogén (plural nitrogen)
Derived terms
- bernitrogen (“containing nitrogen”)
Compounds
- nitrogen dioksida (“nitrogen dioxide”)
Further reading
nitrogen on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia id- “nitrogen”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
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Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from English nitrogen, derived from French nitrogène.
Pronunciation
Noun
nitrogen (Jawi spelling نيتروݢن, plural nitrogen-nitrogen or nitrogen2)
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Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
nitrogen n (definite singular nitrogenet, indefinite plural nitrogen, definite plural nitrogena or nitrogenene)
Derived terms
References
- “nitrogen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
nitrogen n (definite singular nitrogenet) (uncountable)
Derived terms
References
- “nitrogen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
nitrogen m (uncountable)
Declension
References
- “nitrogen”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025
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Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from English nitrogen, from French nitrogène, from French nitre, from Latin nitrum (“niter, natron”), from Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron), ultimately from Egyptian nṯrj (“natron”).
Pronunciation
Noun
nitrogen m (uncountable, not mutable)
Derived terms
- cyfansoddyn nitrogen (“nitrogen compound”)
- cylchred nitrogen (“nitrogen cycle”)
- dadansoddiad isotop nitrogen (“nitrogen isotope analysis”)
- dyddio nitrogen (“nitrogen dating”)
- nitrogen anorganig (“inorganic nitrogen”)
- nitrogen deuocsid (“nitrogen dioxide”)
- nitrogen maethol (“nutrient nitrogen”)
- nitrogen monocsid (“nitrogen monoxide”)
- nitrogen ocsid (“nitrogen oxide”)
- nitrogen organig (“organic nitrogen”)
- nitrogenaidd (“nitrogenous”)
- sefydlogiad nitrogen (“nitrogen fixation”)
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “nitrogen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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