nitrogen
Etymology
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Etymology
From French nitrogène (coined by Jean-Antoine Chaptal), corresponding to nitro- + -gen.
Pronunciation Nounnitrogen
(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. - (uncountable) Molecular nitrogen (N2), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature.
- (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.
- azote (obsolete)
- E941 when used as a packaging gas or propellant
- French: azote
- German: Stickstoff
- Italian: azoto
- Portuguese: azoto
- Brazilian: nitrogênio
- European: nitrogénio
- Russian: азо́т
- Spanish: nitrógeno
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