nitrogen
/ˈnɑɪ.tɹə.d͡ʒən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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
noun
Molecular nitrogen (diatomic nitrogen), N₂, a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature, which constitutes most of air (78% of it).
Uncountable
noun
A specific nitrogen atom within a chemical formula, or a specific isotope of nitrogen.
Countable
Example Sentences
- "Holonyms: dinitrogen, N₂, nitrogen (loose sense)"
- "By molar fraction, nitric oxide contains equal parts nitrogen and oxygen."
- "All life depends on nitrogen; it is the building block from which nature assembles amino acids, proteins, and nucleic acids; the genetic information that orders and perpetuates life is written in nitrogen ink."
- "Meronyms: nitrogen (strict sense), N"
- "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."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈnɑɪ.tɹə.d͡ʒən/