nitrogen

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

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

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• Hyphenation: ni‧tro‧gen

 

English Wikipedia has an article on:

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nitrogen (countable and uncountable, plural nitrogens)

2. (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.

3. (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.

4. (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

• ringtone, Notinger, ring tone, retoning, integron

Borrowed from French nitrogène.

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

 

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

nitrogen

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Borrowed from Dutch nitrogeen (“nitrogen”), from French nitrogène.

• IPA^(key): /ni.ˈtro.ɡɛn/

nitrogen

1. nitrogen (chemical element)

   Synonym: (dated) zat lemas

• “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 Wikipedia has an article on:

nitrogen

Wikipedia ^ms

• 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

 

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

nitrogen

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

1. nitrogen (chemical element; symbol N).

• “nitrogen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

 

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

nitrogen

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nitrogen n (definite singular nitrogenet) (uncountable)

1. nitrogen (chemical element; symbol N).

• “nitrogen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

 

Romanian Wikipedia has an article on:

Azot

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Borrowed from French nitrogène.

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

nitrogen m (uncountable)

1. nitrogen (chemical element)

   Synonym: azot

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

 

Welsh Wikipedia has an article on:

nitrogen

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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