nitrógeno

See also: nitrogeno

Spanish

Chemical element
N
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Etymology

Borrowed from French nitrogène, coined by Lavoiser. By surface analysis, nitro- +‎ -geno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niˈtɾoxeno/ [niˈt̪ɾo.xe.no]

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• Rhymes: -oxeno
• Syllabification: ni‧tró‧ge‧no

Noun

nitrógeno m (plural nitrógenos)

1. nitrogen

   Synonym: ázoe

Derived terms

• nitrogenar

Further reading

• “nitrógeno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10