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

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

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

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

  2. Organic chicken manure is high in nitrogen.

    deBio-Hühnermist ist stickstoffreich. — Yorwba

  3. Air is made of oxygen and nitrogen.

  4. Air mainly consists of oxygen and nitrogen.

  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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