nitrogen

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nitrogen

/ˈnaɪ.tɹə.d͡ʒən/
[ˈnɐɪ.t͡ʃʰɹə.d͡ʒən]
/ˈnʌɪ.tɹə.d͡ʒən/ Canada, Scotland
/ˈnɑɪ.tɹə.d͡ʒən/ Australia
/ˈnəi.tɹə.d͡ʒən/ Scotland

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

noun 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. Holonyms: dinitrogen, N₂, nitrogen (loose sense)
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
Similar: dinitrogen
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.

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Closest in meaning: n, oxide, monoxide, azote, ozone, ammonia, nitrate, nitrous, nitric, denitrification, soil, nutrient, fertilization, plague, nox, flogging

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noun chemical element

Español	nitrógeno
한국어	질소 jilso
日本語	窒素 chisso
中文	氮 dàn, 氮氣 /氮气 dànqì
हिन्दी	भूयाति bhūyāti, नाइट्रोजन nāiṭrojan
Kiswahili	nitrojeni
Português	azoto
Français	azote
Deutsch	Stickstoff
Italiano	azoto
Ελληνικά	άζωτο ázoto
Română	azot
Русский	азо́т azót
Tiếng Việt	nitơ, đạm khí
العربية	نَيْتُرُوجِين m or نِيتْرُوجِين nayturūjīn, آزُوت ʔāzūt
עברית	חַנְקָן khankan

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@misc{nitrogen_2026,
  title = {nitrogen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nitrogen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}