Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nitrogenous

/naɪtɹˈɑdʒənəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: ni-troge-nous
IPA: /naɪtɹˈɑdʒənəs/

12

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

of, relating to, or containing nitrogen

Example Sentences

"The percentage of nutritive elements contained in the parsnip is very small; so small, indeed, that one pound of parsnips affords hardly one fifth of an ounce of nitrogenous or muscle-forming material."

Etymology

Etymology tree English nitrogen Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English nitrogenous From nitrogen + -ous.

Derived Forms

anitrogenous isonitrogenous nonnitrogenous

Synonyms

nitrogenic nitrogen-bearing

Rhymes With

homogenous androgynous hydrogenous

Questions

How do you pronounce nitrogenous?: The recorded pronunciation is /naɪtɹˈɑdʒənəs/.
What does nitrogenous mean?: of, relating to, or containing nitrogen
Where does nitrogenous come from?: Etymology tree English nitrogen Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English nitrogenous From nitrogen + -ous.

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