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pnictogen.

Any element from group 15 of the periodic table, which includes nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony and bismuth.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpnɪktə(ʊ)d͡ʒən/UK/ˈnɪktəd͡ʒən/US
  1. Any element from group 15 of the periodic table, which includes nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony and bismuth.

Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek πνικτός (pniktós) + -gen. The first element derives from Ancient Greek πνίγω (pnígō, “to choke, to stifle”) (a property of nitrogen), which is ultimately Pre-Greek. By surface analysis, pnicto- + -gen.

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