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nitrogen.

The chemical element (symbol N) with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067. It is a colorless and odorless gas.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnaɪ.tɹə.d͡ʒən/[ˈnɐɪ.t͡ʃʰɹə.d͡ʒən]/ˈnʌɪ.tɹə.d͡ʒən/Canada, Scotland/ˈnɑɪ.tɹə.d͡ʒən/Australia
  1. The chemical element (symbol N) with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067. It is a colorless and odorless gas.

    uncountable
    By molar fraction, nitric oxide contains equal parts nitrogen and oxygen.
  2. Molecular nitrogen (diatomic nitrogen), N₂, a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature, which constitutes most of air (78% of it).

    uncountable
    The air you breathe is mostly nitrogen.
    The truck was carrying tanks of nitrogen, so there was no fire risk. Police stated that if the truck had been carrying tanks of oxygen, as it often does, there might have been an explosion.
  3. A specific nitrogen atom within a chemical formula, or a specific isotope of nitrogen.

    countable
    The two nitrogens are located next to one another on the ring.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French nitrogène (coined by French chemist and physician Jean-Antoine Chaptal in 1790). By surface analysis, nitro- + -gen. See also niter.

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