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nitrogen

Main Entry:: ni·tro·gen
Pronunciation:: \ˈnī-trə-jən\
Function:: noun
Usage:: often attributive
Etymology:: French nitrogène, from nitre niter + -gène -gen
Date:: 1794

: a colorless tasteless odorless element that as a diatomic gas is relatively inert and constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere and that is a constituent of organic compounds found in all living tissues — see element table

— ni·trog·e·nous

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\nī-ˈträ-jə-nəs\ adjective

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