nitrogen B1 Topic:Mathematics & Measurement US /ˈnaɪ.tɹə.d͡ʒən/ See IPA manual Freq #12923 Meanings 1 noun The chemical element with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067. It is a colorless and odorless gas. Holonyms: dinitrogen, N₂, nitrogen (loose sense). 2 noun Molecular nitrogen (diatomic nitrogen), N₂, a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature, which constitutes most of air (78% of it). Meronyms: nitrogen (strict sense), N. 3 noun 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. 4 noun a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · molecular nitrogen... dinitrogen More azotepropellant Word family Derived forms antinitrogendinitrogenhydronitrogenmultinitrogennitraginnitriannitrogen-fixingnitrogenasenitrogenatenitrogenicnitrogeniferousnitrogenise Related forms niternitr-nitratenitrenitricnitridenitrificationnitrifynitritenitro-nitroussaltpeter Common collocations liquid nitrogen Adjective + noun nitrogen fixation Noun + noun Etymology Borrowed from French nitrogène (coined by French chemist and physician Jean-Antoine Chaptal in 1790). By surface analysis, nitro- + -gen. See also niter. Topics Mathematics & Measurement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nitrogen **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈnaɪ.tɹə.d͡ʒən/ **Frequency rank:** 12923 ## Meanings 1. The chemical element with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067. It is a colorless and odorless gas. 2. Molecular nitrogen (diatomic nitrogen), N₂, a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature, which constitutes most of air (78% of it). 3. A specific nitrogen atom within a chemical formula, or a specific isotope of nitrogen. 4. a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas ## Examples - Holonyms: dinitrogen, N₂, nitrogen (loose sense). - Meronyms: nitrogen (strict sense), N. - The two nitrogens are located next to one another on the ring. ## Synonyms - azote - propellant ## Derived Forms - antinitrogen - dinitrogen - hydronitrogen - multinitrogen - nitragin - nitrian - nitrogen-fixing - nitrogenase - nitrogenate - nitrogenic - nitrogeniferous - nitrogenise ## Related Forms - niter - nitr- - nitrate - nitre - nitric - nitride - nitrification - nitrify - nitrite - nitro- - nitrous - saltpeter ## Etymology Borrowed from French nitrogène (coined by French chemist and physician Jean-Antoine Chaptal in 1790). By surface analysis, nitro- + -gen. See also niter. ## Topics - Mathematics & Measurement markdown