nitrogen
noun/ˈnaɪtrədʒən/
/ˈnaɪtrədʒən/
[uncountable] (symbol N)
- a chemical element. Nitrogen is a gas that is found in large quantities in the earth’s atmosphere.Topics Physics and chemistryc1Oxford Collocations DictionaryNitrogen is used before these nouns:
- atom
- fertilizer
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French nitrogène (from nitre, from Latin nitrum, from Greek nitron + -gen).Want to learn more?
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