Meaning

3 senses
  1. (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.

    Holonyms: dinitrogen, N₂, nitrogen (loose sense)

    By molar fraction, nitric oxide contains equal parts nitrogen and oxygen.

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    a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

  2. (uncountable)Molecular nitrogen (diatomic nitrogen), N₂, a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature, which constitutes most of air (78% of it).

    Meronyms: nitrogen (strict sense), N

    The air you breathe is mostly nitrogen.

  3. (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.

Examples

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  1. Hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, oxygen, sulfur and selenium are nonmetals.

    Водень, вуглець, азот, фосфор, кисень, сіра та селен є неметалами.

    ruВодород, углерод, азот, фосфор, кислород, сера и селен являются неметаллами.

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  2. Organic chicken manure is high in nitrogen.

    deBio-Hühnermist ist stickstoffreich.

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  3. Air is made of oxygen and nitrogen.

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  4. Air mainly consists of oxygen and nitrogen.

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  5. There are several irregularities in the nitrogen cycle.

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Origin

Borrowed from French nitrogène (coined by French chemist and physician Jean-Antoine Chapta

Borrowed from French nitrogène (coined by French chemist and physician Jean-Antoine Chaptal in 1790). By surface analysis, nitro- + -gen. See also niter.

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