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Etymology edit

de- +‎ nitrogenate

Verb edit

denitrogenate (third-person singular simple present denitrogenates, present participle denitrogenating, simple past and past participle denitrogenated)

  1. (transitive) To remove nitrogen from (a material).
  2. To remove nitrogen from the body, by breathing nitrogen-free gases, before reascending from a deep-sea dive.

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