Nitrogen

Definition:

  • (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.

Compare nitrogen with other words:

heterocyst vs. nitrogen

nitrogen vs. ureameter

nitrogen vs. organogen

nitrogen vs. nitrometer

mascagnite vs. nitrogen

bun vs. nitrogen

hydropneumatic vs. nitrogen

nitrogen vs. protein

ammonium vs. nitrogen

mobile vs. nitrogen

carbon vs. nitrogen

hyponitrite vs. nitrogen

denitration vs. nitrogen

nitrogen vs. piperidine

nitrogen vs. phenanthridine

fan vs. nitrogen

nitrogen vs. proteid

bet vs. nitrogen

anilide vs. nitrogen

nitrogen vs. pyrroline

imide vs. nitrogen

lactam vs. nitrogen

hydrogen vs. nitrogen

liquid vs. nitrogen

denitrification vs. nitrogen

nitrogen vs. nitrogenized

nitrogen vs. pyridine

azotometer vs. nitrogen

azotize vs. nitrogen

azotic vs. nitrogen

ammonia vs. nitrogen

nitrogen vs. saltpetre

nitrogen vs. saltpeter

nitrogen vs. nitrogenize

nitrogen vs. nitrogenous

nitrogen vs. nitrogenise

nitrogen vs. nitrogenic

nitrogen vs. nitrous

nitrite vs. nitrogen

nitrification vs. nitrogen

nitrify vs. nitrogen

nitride vs. nitrogen

nitric vs. nitrogen

nitre vs. nitrogen

niter vs. nitrogen

nitrate vs. nitrogen

azote vs. nitrogen

nitrogen vs. propellant

nitrogen vs. odorless

colorless vs. nitrogen

bend vs. nitrogen