nitrogen
English edit
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| N | |
| Previous: carbon (C) | |
| Next: oxygen (O) | |
Etymology edit
From French nitrogène (coined by Jean-Antoine Chaptal), corresponding to nitro- + -gen. See niter.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ni‧tro‧gen
Noun edit
nitrogen (countable and uncountable, plural nitrogens)
- (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.
- (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.
- (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.
Synonyms edit
- azote (obsolete)
- E941 when used as a packaging gas or propellant
Derived terms edit
- carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle
- dinitrogen
- lean nitrogen oxide trap
- liquid nitrogen
- nitragin
- nitrogen-13
- nitrogen-14
- nitrogen-15
- nitrogenase
- nitrogenate
- nitrogen balance
- nitrogen cycle
- nitrogen dioxide
- nitrogen fixation
- nitrogen fixer
- nitrogen fixing
- nitrogen-fixing
- nitrogenic
- nitrogeniferous
- nitrogen inversion
- nitrogenise, nitrogenize
- nitrogen monoxide
- nitrogen mustard
- nitrogen narcosis
- nitrogenous
- nitrogen oxide
- nitrogen pentoxide
- nitrogen tetroxide
- nitrogen tribromide
- nitrogen trichloride
- nitrogen trifluoride
- nitrogen triiodide
- nitrophilous
- nitrox
Related terms edit
Translations edit
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See also edit
References edit
- Nitrogen on the British Royal Society of Chemistry's online periodic table
Anagrams edit
Catalan edit
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| N | |
| Previous: carboni (C) | |
| Next: oxigen (O) | |
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French nitrogène.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [niˈtɾɔ.ʒən]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [niˈtɾɔ.d͡ʒen]
Audio (Valencian) (file)
Noun edit
nitrogen m (uncountable)
Further reading edit
- “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.
Danish edit
Noun edit
nitrogen ?
- nitrogen
- Synonym: kvælstof
Malay edit
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| N | |
| Previous: karbon (C) | |
| Next: oksigen (O) | |
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From English nitrogen, from French nitrogène.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nitrogen (Jawi spelling نيتروݢن)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
nitrogen n (definite singular nitrogenet, indefinite plural nitrogen, definite plural nitrogena or nitrogenene)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “nitrogen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
nitrogen n (definite singular nitrogenet) (uncountable)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “nitrogen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian edit
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| N | |
| Previous: carbon (C) | |
| Next: oxigen (O) | |
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French nitrogène.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nitrogen n (uncountable)
Declension edit
declension of nitrogen (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) nitrogen | nitrogenul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) nitrogen | nitrogenului |
| vocative | nitrogenule | |
References edit
- nitrogen in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Welsh edit
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| N | |
| Previous: carbon (C) | |
| Next: ocsigen (O) | |
Etymology edit
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”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nitrogen m (uncountable, not mutable)
Derived terms edit
- cyfansoddyn nitrogen (“nitrogen compound”)
- cylchred nitrogen (“nitrogen cycle”)
- dadansoddiad isotop nitrogen (“nitrogen isotope analysis”)
- dyddio nitrogen (“nitrogen dating”)
- nitrogen anorganig (“inorganic nitrogen”)
- nitrogen deuocsid (“nitrogen dioxide”)
- nitrogen maethol (“nutrient nitrogen”)
- nitrogen monocsid (“nitrogen monoxide”)
- nitrogen ocsid (“nitrogen oxide”)
- nitrogen organig (“organic nitrogen”)
- nitrogenaidd (“nitrogenous”)
- sefydlogiad nitrogen (“nitrogen fixation”)
References edit
- 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