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Etymology
From F. nitrogène (coined by w:Lavoisier|Lavoisier), corresponding to nitro- + -gen.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�naɪtɹ�d��n/
Hyphenation
:ni·tro·gen
Noun
en-noun|-
- A chemical element (symbol N) with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067.
- Molecular nitrogen (N<sub>2</sub>), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature.
Synonyms
azote (archaic)
E941 when used as a packaging gas or propellant
Derived terms
top2
dinitrogen
nitragin
nitrogen-13
nitrogen-14
nitrogen-15
nitrogenase
nitrogenate
nitrogen cycle
nitrogen dioxide
nitrogen fixation
nitrogen fixer
nitrogen fixing
nitrogenic
mid2
nitrogeniferous
nitrogenise, nitrogenize
nitrogen monoxide
nitrogen mustard
nitrogen narcosis
nitrogenous
nitrogen oxide
nitrogen tetroxide
nitrogen trichloride
nitrogen trifluoride
nitrogen triiodide
nitrophilous
nitrox
Related terms
nitrate
niter, nitre
nitric
nitride
nitrification
nitrify
nitrite
nitr-, nitro-
nitrous
Translations
Afrikaans: stikstof
Albanian: azot
Arabic: ARchar|Ù�Ù�ترÙ�جÙ�Ù� (nÃtrujin) m
Armenian: Õ¡Õ¦Õ¸Õ¿ (azot)
Basque: nitrogenoa
Belarusian: азо� (azót) m
Bosnian: dušik
Breton: nitrogen m, azot
Bulgarian: азо� (azót) m
Catalan: nitrogen
Chinese: 氮 (dà n)
Cornish: nytrojen
Croatian: dušik
Czech: dusÃk m
Danish: nitrogen
Dutch: stikstof f
Esperanto: nitrogeno, azoto
Estonian: lämmastik
Faroese: køvievni
Finnish: typpi
French: azote m
Frisian: stikstof
Friulian: azot
Galician: nitróxeno
Georgian: ����� (azoti)
German: Stickstoff m (:de:Stickstoff|^)
Greek, Modern: άζ��ο (ázoto) n
Hebrew: ×�× ×§×� (khankan)
Hungarian: nitrogén
Icelandic: köfnunarefni m
Indonesian: zat lemas
Interlingua: nitrogeno
Irish: nÃtrigin
mid
Italian: azoto m
Japanese: çª�ç´ (ã�¡ã�£ã��, chisso)
Kashmiri: tãche�
Kazakh: азо� (azot)
Korean: ì§�ì�� (çª�ç´ , jilso)
Latin: nitrogenium
Latvian: sl�peklis
Lithuanian: azotas
Luxembourgish: stéckstoff
Macedonian: азо� (azót)
Malay: nitrogen
Maltese: nitroġenu
Manx: neetragien
Mongolian: азо� (azot)
Norwegian: nitrogen
Polish: azot m
Portuguese: Port. nitrogénio m, Braz. nitrogênio m
Romanian: azot n
Russian: азо� (azót) m
Scottish Gaelic: nìtrigin
Serbian: азо� (azot) m
Slovak: dusÃk m
Slovenian: dušik
Spanish: nitrógeno m
Swedish: kväve
Tajik: azot
Tamil: ர��ர�ம� (rusaragam)
Telugu: నత�ర�ని (natrajani)
Thai: THchar|����ร��� (naitr�ch�n)
Turkish: azot
Ukrainian: азо� (azot) m
Uzbek: азо� (azot)
Vietnamese: nitơ
Welsh: nitrogen
External links
For etymology and more information refer to:
http://elements.vanderkrogt.net/elem/be.html
(A lot of the translations were taken from that site with permission from the author)
See also
aqua fortis
aqua regia
laughing gas
saltpeter, saltpetre
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