Nitrogen Definition

nītrə-jən
noun
A colorless, tasteless, odorless, gaseous chemical element forming nearly four fifths of the atmosphere: it is a component of all proteins and nucleic acids: symbol, N; at. no. 7
Webster's New World
(countable) A specific nitrogen within a chemical formula, or a specific isotope of nitrogen.
The two nitrogens are located next to one another on the ring.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • atomic number 7
  • n

Other Word Forms of Nitrogen

Noun

Singular:
nitrogen
Plural:
nitrogens

Origin of Nitrogen

  • French nitrogène nitro- nitric acid (from New Latin nitro–) -gène -gen

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French nitrogène (coined by Lavoisier), corresponding to nitro- + -gen.

    From Wiktionary

Nitrogen Sentence Examples

  • The nitrogen is absorbed by the plant in some form of combination from the soil.

  • Similarly, if we know by experiment the composition of water and of ammonia, we can predict the probable composition of the oxides of nitrogen.

  • Up to very recently the original absorption and subsequent treatment of the carbon dioxide and the compounds of nitrogen has been called by the same term.

  • For gases such as oxygen and nitrogen dissolved in water the solubility as thus defined is independent of the pressure, or the mass of gas dissolved is proportional to the pressure.

  • The cornmercial product (which is known in Germany as "Kalkstickstof") contains from 14 to 22% of nitrogen, which is liberated as ammonia when the substance is treated with water; to this decomposition it owes its agricultural value.

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Words Starting With

NNINIT

Words Ending With

NENGEN

Unscrambles

nitrogen

Words Starting With N and Ending With N

Starts With N & Ends With NStarts With NI & Ends With NStarts With N & Ends With EN

Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With N8 Letter Words Ending With N