nitrogen

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French nitrogène (coined by French chemist and physician Jean-Antoine Chaptal in 1790). By surface analysis, nitro- +‎ -gen. See also niter. === Pronunciation === enPR: nī′trə-jən, IPA(key): /ˈnaɪ.tɹə.d͡ʒən/, [ˈnɐɪ.t͡ʃʰɹə.d͡ʒən] (Canada, Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈnʌɪ.tɹə.d͡ʒən/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈnɑɪ.tɹə.d͡ʒən/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈnəi.tɹə.d͡ʒən/ (India) IPA(key): /ˈnaj.ʈɾo.d͡ʒen/ Rhymes: -aɪtɹəd͡ʒən Hyphenation: ni‧tro‧gen === Noun === nitrogen (countable and uncountable, plural nitrogens) (uncountable) The chemical element with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067. It is a colorless and odorless gas. Alternative form: N (symbol) Holonyms: dinitrogen, N₂, nitrogen (loose sense) (loose but very common, even in formal use; uncountable) Molecular nitrogen (diatomic nitrogen), N2, a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature, which constitutes most of air (78% of it). Alternative form: N₂ (symbol) Synonym: dinitrogen Meronyms: nitrogen (strict sense), N (countable) A specific nitrogen atom within a chemical formula, or a specific isotope of nitrogen. ==== Synonyms ==== azote (obsolete) E941 when used as a packaging gas or propellant ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === aqua fortis aqua regia laughing gas saltpeter, saltpetre === References === Nitrogen on the British Royal Society of Chemistry's online periodic table === Anagrams === ringtone, Notinger, ring tone, retoning, integron == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from French nitrogène. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [niˈtɾɔ.ʒən] IPA(key): (Valencia) [niˈtɾɔ.d͡ʒen] Hyphenation: ni‧trò‧gen === Noun === nitrogen m (uncountable) nitrogen (chemical element) Synonym: azot === Further reading === “nitrogen”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “nitrogen”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “nitrogen” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “nitrogen” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Danish == === Etymology === Derived from French nitrogène. By surface analysis, nitro- +‎ -gen. See also nitrat. === Noun === nitrogen n (singular definite nitrogenet or nitrogenen, not used in plural form) nitrogen (chemical element) Synonym: kvælstof ==== Declension ==== === References === “nitrogen” in Den Danske Ordbog == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch nitrogeen, from French nitrogène. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /niˈtroɡen/ [niˈt̪ro.ɡɛn] Rhymes: -oɡen Syllabification: ni‧tro‧gen === Noun === nitrogén (plural nitrogen) nitrogen (chemical element) Synonym: (dated) zat lemas ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Compounds ==== === Further reading === nitrogen on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia id “nitrogen”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from English nitrogen, derived from French nitrogène. === Pronunciation === (English-based, colloquial) IPA(key): /najˈtrod͡ʒən/ [nai̯ˈt̪ro.d͡ʒən] Rhymes: -od͡ʒən (Baku) IPA(key): /nitˈroɡən/ [nit̪̚ˈro.ɡən] Rhymes: -oɡən Hyphenation: ni‧tro‧gen === Noun === nitrogen (Jawi spelling نيتروݢن, plural nitrogen-nitrogen or nitrogen2) nitrogen (chemical element) Synonym: zat lemas / ذات لمس == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === nitrogen n (definite singular nitrogenet, indefinite plural nitrogen, definite plural nitrogena or nitrogenene) nitrogen (chemical element; symbol N). ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “nitrogen” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === nitrogen n (definite singular nitrogenet) (uncountable) nitrogen (chemical element; symbol N). ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “nitrogen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French nitrogène. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌni.troˈd͡ʒen/ Rhymes: -en Hyphenation: ni‧tro‧gen === Noun === nitrogen m (uncountable) nitrogen (chemical element) Synonym: azot ==== Declension ==== === References === “nitrogen”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Welsh == === Etymology === Borrowed from English nitrogen, from French nitrogène, from French nitre, from Latin nitrum (“niter, natron”), from Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron), ultimately from Egyptian nṯrj (“natron”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɪ.trɔˌɡɛn/ Rhymes: -ɪtrɔɡɛn Hyphenation: ni‧tro‧gen === Noun === nitrogen m (uncountable, not mutable) nitrogen (chemical element) Synonyms: blawrbar, blorai, blornwy, trengnwy ==== Derived terms ==== === References === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “nitrogen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies