nitrogen

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French nitrogène (coined by French chemist and statesman 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)

2. (uncountable) The chemical element (symbol N) with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067. It is a colorless and odorless gas.
3. (uncountable) Molecular nitrogen (N₂), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature.
4. (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)

1. nitrogen (chemical element)

   Synonym: azot

Further reading

• “nitrogen” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “nitrogen”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “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)

1. 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): /niˈtrɔɡɛn/ [niˈt̪rɔ.ɡɛn]
• Syllabification: ni‧tro‧gen

Noun

nitrogen

1. 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, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Derived from English nitrogen, derived from French nitrogène.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni.tro.ɡən/
• Rhymes: -ən
• Hyphenation: ni‧tro‧gen

Noun

nitrogen (Jawi spelling نيتروݢن)

1. nitrogen (chemical element)

   Synonym: zat lemas / ذات لمس

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

nitrogen n (definite singular nitrogenet, indefinite plural nitrogen, definite plural nitrogena or nitrogenene)

1. nitrogen (chemical element; symbol N).

Derived terms

References

• “nitrogen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

nitrogen n (definite singular nitrogenet) (uncountable)

1. 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)

1. nitrogen (chemical element)

   Synonym: azot

Declension

References

• “nitrogen”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

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)

1. 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