pnictogen

English

Alternative forms

• pnicogen

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πνίγειν (pnígein, “to choke, to stifle”) (a property of nitrogen) + -ct- +‎ -o- +‎ -gen, with the -ct- perhaps by analogy with pnictide. The first component is ultimately from Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpnɪktə(ʊ)d͡ʒən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈnɪktəd͡ʒən/

Noun

pnictogen (plural pnictogens)

1. (chemistry) Any element from group 15 of the periodic table, which includes nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony and bismuth.

Synonyms

• pentel

Related terms

• pnictide

Translations

element from the nitrogen group

• Afrikaans: pnikogeen, pniktogeen
• French: pnictogène (fr)
• Greek: πνικτίδιο n (pniktídio)
• Hungarian: pniktogén
• Italian: pnicogeno (it)
• Polish: azotowiec m