Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dinitrogen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
dini-tro-gen
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Two atoms of nitrogen as part of some other compound.

Uncountable

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English nitrogen English dinitrogen From di- + nitrogen.

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Frequently Paired Words

mul:N₂

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Questions

What does dinitrogen mean?
Diatomic nitrogen (molecular nitrogen): the normal nitrogen molecule having two atoms.
Where does dinitrogen come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English nitrogen English dinitrogen From di- + nitrogen.

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