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Meaning of Nitrogen | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈnaɪ.tɹə.d͡ʒən

Definitions

  1. The chemical element with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067. It is a colorless and odorless gas.
    uncountable
  2. Molecular nitrogen (diatomic nitrogen), N₂, a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature, which constitutes most of air (78% of it).
    uncountable
  3. A specific nitrogen atom within a chemical formula, or a specific isotope of nitrogen.
    countable

Equivalents

Afrikaans stikstof
العربية آزُوت النتروجين نيتروجين نَيْتُرُوجِين m or نِيتْرُوجِين
Беларуская азот
Български азот
Bosanski azot dušik азот
Català nitrogen
Čeština dusík
Cymraeg blorai nitrogen
Dansk kvælstof nitrogen
Deutsch Nitrogenium Stickstoff
Ελληνικά άζωτο νιτρογόνο
Esperanto azoto nitrogeno
Español nitrógeno
Eesti lämmastik
Euskara nitrogenoa
فارسی ازت نیتروژن
Suomi typpi
Français azote
Gaeilge nítrigin
Gàidhlig naitridean
Galego nitróxeno
ગુજરાતી નત્રલવાયુ
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi naikokene
עברית חנקן
हिन्दी भूयाति
Hrvatski azot dušik азот
Magyar nitrogén
Հայերեն ազոտ
Bahasa Indonesia nitrogen
Íslenska köfnunarefni nitur
Italiano azoto
日本語 氮 窒素
ქართული აზოტი
Қазақша азот
ខ្មែរ អាសូត
한국어 氮 질소
Kurdî azot
Latina azotum nitrogenium
Lëtzebuergesch Stéckstoff
Lingála azoti
Lietuvių azotas
Latviešu slāpeklis
Македонски азот
മലയാളം നൈട്രജൻ പാക്യജനകം
Монгол азот
Bahasa Melayu nitrogen zat lemas
Malti ażotu nitroġenu
မြန်မာဘာသာ နိုက်ထရိုဂျင်
Nederlands stikstof
Polski azot
Português azoto nitrogénio
Română azot
Русский азот
Slovenčina dusík
Slovenščina dušik
Shqip azot
Српски azot dušik азот
Svenska kväve nitrogen
Kiswahili nitrojeni
தமிழ் நைட்ரஜன் ருசரகம்
తెలుగు నత్రజని
ไทย ไนโตรเจน
Tagalog nitroheno
Türkçe azot nitrojen
ئۇيغۇرچە ئازوت
Українська азот азотний
Tiếng Việt a-zốt nitơ 氮

Examples

“Holonyms: dinitrogen, N₂, nitrogen (loose sense)”
“By molar fraction, nitric oxide contains equal parts nitrogen and oxygen.”
“All life depends on nitrogen; it is the building block from which nature assembles amino acids, proteins, and nucleic acids; the genetic information that orders and perpetuates life is written in nitrogen ink.”
“Meronyms: nitrogen (strict sense), N”
“The air you breathe is mostly nitrogen.”
“The truck was carrying tanks of nitrogen, so there was no fire risk. Police stated that if the truck had been carrying tanks of oxygen, as it often does, there might have been an explosion.”
“Volatiles of kecap manis and its raw materials were extracted using Likens-Nickerson apparatus with diethyl ether as the extraction solvent. The extracts were then dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, concentrated using a rotary evaporator followed by flushing using nitrogen until the volume was about 0.5 ml.”
“The two nitrogens are located next to one another on the ring.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

nitrogen balance nitrogen cycle nitrogen dioxide nitrogen fixation nitrogen fixer nitrogen ice

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