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nitrogen en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈnɑɪ.tɹə.d͡ʒən/ (Australia)
/ˈnʌɪ.tɹə.d͡ʒən/ (Canada, Scotland)
nī′trə-jən
/ˈnəi.tɹə.d͡ʒən/ (Scotland)
/ˈnaɪ.tɹə.d͡ʒən/
[ˈnɐɪ.t͡ʃʰɹə.d͡ʒən]
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Etymology

Borrowed from French nitrogène (coined by French chemist and physician Jean-Antoine Chaptal in 1790). By surface analysis, nitro- + -gen. See also niter.

Meanings

(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.
- Holonyms: dinitrogen, N₂, nitrogen (loose sense)
- By molar fraction, nitric oxide contains equal parts nitrogen and oxygen.
- 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. 2006, Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma, The Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 42:
(qualifier:loose but very common; even in formal use; loose but very common; even in formal use, uncountable) Molecular nitrogen (diatomic nitrogen), N₂, a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature, which constitutes most of air (78% of it).
- 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. 1997, A. J. Taylor, D. S. Mothram, editors, Flavour Science: Recent Developments, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 63:
- Meronyms: nitrogen (strict sense), N
- The air you breathe is mostly nitrogen.
- The truck was carrying tanks of nitrogen, so there was no fire risk. Police stated that if the truck had been carrying tanks of oxygen, as it often does, there might have been an explosion.
(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.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
nitrogens	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

niter · mul:N · nitride · aqua regia · aqua fortis · saltpetre · nitre · nitr- · saltpeter · nitro- · nitrous · nitric · nitrification · nitrify · mul:N₂ · laughing gas · nitrite · nitrate

Synonyms

E941 when used as a packaging gas · propellant · azote · dinitrogen

Translations (163)

ln azoti (chemical element) · km អាសូត (chemical element) · ar آزُوت (chemical element) · haw naikokene (chemical element) · oc azòt (chemical element) · my နိုက်ထရိုဂျင် (chemical element) · sq nitrogjenit (chemical element) · fy stikstof (chemical element) · sw nitrojeni (chemical element) · nan-hbl 窒素 (chemical element) · ur نائٹروجن (chemical element) · pt nitrogênio (chemical element) · cmn 氮 (chemical element) · lv slāpeklis (chemical element) · xal шүтөр (chemical element) · ru азо́т (chemical element) · kn ಸಾರಜನಕ (chemical element) · fur nitrogjen (chemical element) · ta நைட்ரஜன் (chemical element) · nan-hbl 氮 (chemical element) · lt azotas (chemical element) · mt nitroġenu (chemical element) · it azoto (chemical element) · yue 氮 (chemical element) · sa नैट्रोजन् (chemical element) · nn nitrogen (chemical element) · is nitur (chemical element) · sl dušik (chemical element) · sv nitrogen (chemical element) · ht azòt (chemical element) · pt nitrogénio (chemical element) · br azot (chemical element) · ml പാക്യജനകം (chemical element) · eu nitrogenoa (chemical element) · hsb dusyk (chemical element) · kl kvælstoffi (chemical element) · nds stickstoff (chemical element) · af stikstof (chemical element) · tr nitrojen (chemical element) · pl azot (chemical element) · csb tãcheń (chemical element) · bar Stickstoff (chemical element) · ms nitrogen (chemical element) · jv nitrogen (chemical element) · ps نايتروجن (chemical element) · sh а̀зот (chemical element) · kw nitrojen (chemical element) · stq Stikstof (chemical element) · az azot (chemical element) · nds-de stickstoff (chemical element) · cmn 氮氣 /氮气 (chemical element) · ky азот (chemical element) · fr azote (chemical element) · tg азот (chemical element) · mi hauota (chemical element) · ast nitróxenu (chemical element) · nb kvelstoff (chemical element) · la nitrogenium (chemical element) · fur azôt (chemical element) · ps آزوت (chemical element) · mr नायट्रोजन (chemical element) · qu qullpachaq (chemical element) · frr stikstuf (chemical element) · pam nitrogen (chemical element) · ta ருசரகம் (chemical element) · sh ду̀шӣк (chemical element) · sh dùšīk (chemical element) · gl nitróxeno (chemical element) · si නයිට්රජන් (chemical element) · sh àzot (chemical element) · ia nitrogeno (chemical element) · bo ཟེ་རླུང (chemical element) · ca nitrogen (chemical element) · pa ਨਾਈਟ੍ਰੋਜਨ (chemical element) · mn азот (chemical element) · co azotu (chemical element) · ko 질소 (chemical element) · hy ազոտ (chemical element) · br nitrogen (chemical element) · am ናይትሮጅን (chemical element) · dsb dušyk (chemical element) · scn azzotu (chemical element) · gl azote (chemical element) · cy nitrogen (chemical element) · cy blorai (chemical element) · tl nitroheno (chemical element) · th ไนโตรเจน (chemical element) · mt ażotu (chemical element) · gmw-cfr Stickstoff (chemical element) · tr azot (chemical element) · da kvælstof (chemical element) · nah ehēcatehuiltic (chemical element) · sh nȉtrogēn (chemical element) · sh ни̏троге̄н (chemical element) · id nitrogen (chemical element) · io nitro (chemical element) · chr ᎾᎢᏠᏤᏂ (chemical element) · ml നൈട്രജൻ (chemical element) · li stikstof (chemical element) · or ଯବକ୍ଷାରଜାନ (chemical element) · fa ازت (chemical element) · sv kväve (chemical element) · hi भूयाति (chemical element) · ms zat lemas (chemical element) · nn kvelstoff (chemical element) · mr नत्रवायू (chemical element) · ug ئازوت (chemical element) · tk azot (chemical element) · la azōtum (chemical element) · hu nitrogén (chemical element) · ja 窒素 (chemical element) · lb Stéckstoff (chemical element) · nb nitrogen (chemical element) · uk азо́т (chemical element) · yi אַזאָט (chemical element) · mn ᠠᠽᠣᠲ (chemical element) · be азо́т (chemical element) · ka აზოტი (chemical element) · hi नाइट्रोजन (chemical element) · ro azot (chemical element) · sq azot (chemical element) · he חַנְקָן (chemical element) · mk азот (chemical element) · et lämmastik (chemical element) · hak 氮 (chemical element) · eo azoto (chemical element) · bg азо́т (chemical element) · gd naitridean (chemical element) · ar نَيْتُرُوجِين m or نِيتْرُوجِين (chemical element) · vi nitơ (chemical element) · de Stickstoff (chemical element) · kmr nîtrojen (chemical element) · gu નત્રલવાયુ (chemical element) · lo ໄນໂຕຣເຈນ (chemical element) · es nitrógeno (chemical element) · nn kvæve (chemical element) · vi đạm khí (chemical element) · fo køvievni (chemical element) · ga nítrigin (chemical element) · kk азот (chemical element) · uz azot (chemical element) · te నత్రజని (chemical element) · sk dusík (chemical element) · cv азот (chemical element) · fa نیتروژن (chemical element) · gur tẽgɛ-walʋm (chemical element) · gv neetrageen (chemical element) · si ජීවාන්තක (chemical element) · eo nitrogeno (chemical element) · bn যবক্ষারজান (chemical element) · nan-hbl 氮氣 /氮气 (chemical element) · pt azoto (chemical element) · el άζωτο (chemical element) · yue 氮氣 /氮气 (chemical element) · yi שטיקשטאָף (chemical element) · pdt Stäakjstoff (chemical element) · nl stikstof (chemical element) · fi typpi (chemical element) · cs dusík (chemical element) · is köfnunarefni (chemical element) · uz азот (chemical element) · da nitrogen (chemical element) · sgs azuots (chemical element)

wikidata: Q627 · wikidata: Q2370426