dinitrogen en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English nitrogen English dinitrogen From di- + nitrogen.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Diatomic nitrogen (molecular nitrogen): the normal nitrogen molecule having two atoms.
Meronyms: nitrogen (strict sense), N
[…] dinitrogen does not have properties that would be considered as suitable for life from a terran perspective (Table 7.2).
2008, Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Louis Neal Irwin, Life in the Universe: Expectations and Constraints, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 128:
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(uncountable, used in combination) Two atoms of nitrogen as part of some other compound.
The emission rates into the air are higher for hydropower plants in nonalpine regions due to higher emission rates of methane biogenic (7.94 × 10₋₅ kg for nonalpine plants and 3.89 × 10₋₆ kg for alpine ones), but for dinitrogen monooxide^([sic]), hydropower plants of alpine regions have higher emission rates (2.14 x 10₋₈ ky for alpine plants and 1.1 x 10₋₁₁ kg for nonalpine ones).
2023, M. A. Parvez Mahmud, Shahjadi Hisan Farjana, Candace Lang, Green Energy: A Sustainable Future, page 94:
Deriveds
dinitrogen trioxide · dinitrogen reductase · dinitrogen monoxide · dinitrogen pentoxide · dinitrogenase · dinitrogen tetroxide · dinitrogen oxide
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Synonyms
Translations (4)
cmn 氮原子 (molecule) · fr diazote (molecule) · it diazoto (molecule) · it diazoto (two atoms)