nonnitrogenic
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not nitrogenic; not of, containing, or pertaining to nitrogen.
Example Sentences
- "In most instances sulfonium and phosphonium compounds yielded only weak ganglionic blocking agents. However, ten thiophanium and bisphosphonium compounds point to a possibility of developing highly active and valuable agents in the nonnitrogenic onium class."
- "One hundred grams of MF Feed (Oriental Yeast Co., Ltd., Tokyo) contained 24.6 g protein, 5.6 g lipids, 6.4 g minerals, 3.1 g fiber, 25.3 g soluble nonnitrogenic substances, and 8 g water."
- "The efficiency of bisphosphonates to reduce bone reabsorption appears to reside in their avidity to bind to bone mineral as well as their intracellular activity in osteoclasts. As a rule, nitrogenic bisphosphonates are more efficacious compared with nonnitrogenic bisphosphonates."
Etymology
From non- + nitrogenic.