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nitrogen

22 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. nitrogen (noun)
  2. nitrogen balance (noun)
  3. nitrogen chloride (noun)
  4. nitrogen cycle (noun)
  5. nitrogen dioxide (noun)
  6. nitrogen family (noun)
  7. nitrogen fixation (noun)
  8. nitrogen-fixer (noun)
  9. nitrogen-fixing (adjective)
  10. nitrogen monoxide (noun)
  11. nitrogen mustard (noun)
  12. nitrogen narcosis (noun)
  13. nitrogen oxide (noun)
  14. nitrogen pentoxide (noun)
  15. nitrogen peroxide (noun)
  16. nitrogen tetroxide (noun)
  17. nitrogen trioxide (noun)
  18. ammonia nitrogen (noun)
  19. basic nitrogen (noun)
  20. carbon-nitrogen cycle (noun)
  21. heavy nitrogen (noun)
  22. lime nitrogen (noun)

ni·tro·gen

noun, often attributive \ˈnī-trə-jən\

Definition of NITROGEN

: a colorless tasteless odorless element that as a diatomic gas is relatively inert and constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere and that is a constituent of organic compounds found in all living tissues — see element table
— ni·trog·e·nous \nī-ˈträ-jə-nəs\ adjective
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Origin of NITROGEN

French nitrogène, from nitre niter + -gène -gen
First Known Use: 1794

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