nitrogen
English
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Etymology
[edit]From French nitrogène (coined by Jean-Antoine Chaptal), corresponding to nitro- + -gen. See niter.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Hyphenation: ni‧tro‧gen
Noun
[edit]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[1], 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
[edit]- azote (obsolete)
- E941 when used as a packaging gas or propellant
Derived terms
[edit]- carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle
- dinitrogen
- lean nitrogen oxide trap
- liquid nitrogen
- nitragin
- nitrogen-13
- nitrogen-14
- nitrogen-15
- nitrogenase
- nitrogenate
- nitrogen balance
- nitrogen cycle
- nitrogen dioxide
- nitrogen fixation
- nitrogen fixer
- nitrogen fixing
- nitrogen-fixing
- nitrogenic
- nitrogeniferous
- nitrogen inversion
- nitrogenise, nitrogenize
- nitrogen monoxide
- nitrogen mustard
- nitrogen narcosis
- nitrogenous
- nitrogen oxide
- nitrogen pentoxide
- nitrogen tetroxide
- nitrogen tribromide
- nitrogen trichloride
- nitrogen trifluoride
- nitrogen triiodide
- nitrophilous
- nitrox
Related terms
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Nitrogen on the British Royal Society of Chemistry's online periodic table
Anagrams
[edit]Catalan
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French nitrogène.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [niˈtɾɔ.ʒən]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [niˈtɾɔ.d͡ʒen]
Audio (Valencia): (file)
Noun
[edit]nitrogen m (uncountable)
Further reading
[edit]- “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.
Danish
[edit]Noun
[edit]nitrogen ?
- nitrogen
- Synonym: kvælstof
Indonesian
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Dutch nitrogeen (“nitrogen”), from French nitrogène.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nitrogen
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “nitrogen” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English nitrogen, from French nitrogène.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nitrogen (Jawi spelling نيتروݢن)
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Noun
[edit]nitrogen n (definite singular nitrogenet, indefinite plural nitrogen, definite plural nitrogena or nitrogenene)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “nitrogen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Noun
[edit]nitrogen n (definite singular nitrogenet) (uncountable)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “nitrogen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French nitrogène.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nitrogen m (uncountable)
Declension
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m gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) nitrogen | nitrogenul |
genitive/dative | (unui) nitrogen | nitrogenului |
vocative | nitrogenule |
References
[edit]- nitrogen in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Welsh
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Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]nitrogen m (uncountable, not mutable)
Derived terms
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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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