nitrogen

From French nitrogène (coined by Jean-Antoine Chaptal), corresponding to nitro- +‎ -gen. See niter.

• (US) enPR: nī′trəjən, IPA^(key): /ˈnaɪ.tɹə.d͡ʒən/, [ˈnɐɪtʰɹəd͡ʒən]

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• Hyphenation: ni‧tro‧gen

nitrogen (countable and uncountable, plural nitrogens)

1. (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.

2. (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.

3. (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.

• azote (obsolete)
• E941 when used as a packaging gas or propellant

• aqua fortis
• aqua regia
• laughing gas
• saltpeter, saltpetre

• Nitrogen on the British Royal Society of Chemistry's online periodic table

• integron, retoning, ring tone, ringtone

Borrowed from French nitrogène.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [niˈtɾɔ.ʒən]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [niˈtɾɔ.d͡ʒen]

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nitrogen m (uncountable)

1. nitrogen

   Synonym: azot

• “nitrogen” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “nitrogen”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “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.

nitrogen ?

1. nitrogen

   Synonym: kvælstof

• نيتروݢن

From English nitrogen, from French nitrogène.

• IPA^(key): /nitroɡən/
• Rhymes: -ɡən, -ən

nitrogen (Jawi spelling نيتروݢن)

1. nitrogen (chemical element)

   Synonym: zat lemas / ذات لمس

nitrogen n (definite singular nitrogenet, indefinite plural nitrogen, definite plural nitrogena or nitrogenene)

1. nitrogen (chemical element; symbol N).

• “nitrogen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

nitrogen n (definite singular nitrogenet) (uncountable)

1. nitrogen (chemical element; symbol N).

• “nitrogen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Borrowed from French nitrogène.

• IPA^(key): /ˌnitroˈd͡ʒen/
• Hyphenation: ni‧tro‧gen

nitrogen n (uncountable)

1. nitrogen (chemical element)

   Synonym: azot

• nitrogen in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

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”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɪtrɔˌɡɛn/
• Rhymes: -ɪtrɔɡɛn

nitrogen m (uncountable, not mutable)

1. nitrogen

   Synonyms: blawrbar, blorai, blornwy, trengnwy

• 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