French Meaning of nitrogen
Azote
Other French words related to Azote
No Synonyms and anytonyms found
Nearest Words of nitrogen
- nitrogen balance => Bilan azoté
- nitrogen cycle => cycle de l'azote
- nitrogen dioxide => Dioxyde d'azote
- nitrogen fixation => Fixation de l'azote
- nitrogen mustard => Gaz moutarde à l'azote
- nitrogen oxide => Oxyde d'azote
- nitrogen trichloride => Trichlorure d'azote
- nitrogenase => Nitrogenase
- nitrogen-bearing => azoté
- nitrogen-fixing => fixation de l'azote
Definitions and Meaning of nitrogen in English
nitrogen (n)
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
nitrogen (n.)
A colorless nonmetallic element, tasteless and odorless, comprising four fifths of the atmosphere by volume. It is chemically very inert in the free state, and as such is incapable of supporting life (hence the name azote still used by French chemists); but it forms many important compounds, as ammonia, nitric acid, the cyanides, etc, and is a constituent of all organized living tissues, animal or vegetable. Symbol N. Atomic weight 14. It was formerly regarded as a permanent noncondensible gas, but was liquefied in 1877 by Cailletet of Paris, and Pictet of Geneva.
FAQs About the word nitrogen
Azote
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constitue
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
nitrogelatin => Nitrocellulose, nitroform => Nitroforme, nitrocotton => Nitrocellulose, nitrochloroform => Nitrochloroforme, nitrocellulose => Nitrocellulose,
