# nitrogen
## English
### Etymology

From French nitrogène (coined by Jean-Antoine Chaptal), corresponding to nitro- +‎ -gen. See niter.

### Pronunciation

* enPR: nī′trəjən, IPA: /ˈnaɪ.tɹə.d͡ʒən/, [ˈnɐɪtʰɹəd͡ʒən]
* Audio (US):(file)
* Hyphenation: ni‧tro‧gen

### Noun

nitrogen (countable and uncountable, plural nitrogens)
* (uncountable) The chemical element (symbol N) with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067. It is a colorless and odorless gas.
** 2006, Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma, The Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 42: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.
* (uncountable) Molecular nitrogen (N$_2$), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature.
** 1997, A. J. Taylor, D. S. Mothram, editors, Flavour Science: Recent Developments‎, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 63:Volatiles of kecap manis and its raw materials were extracted using Likens-Nickerson apparatus with diethyl ether as the extraction solvent. The extracts were then dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, concentrated using a rotary evaporator followed by flushing using nitrogen until the volume was about 0.5 ml.
* (countable) A specific nitrogen atom within a chemical formula, or a specific isotope of nitrogen
    The two nitrogens are located next to one another on the ring.

#### Synonyms

* azote (obsolete)
* E941 when used as a packaging gas or propellant

#### Derived terms

* carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle
* dinitrogen
* lean nitrogen oxide trap
* liquid nitrogen
* nitragin
* nitrogen-13
* nitrogen-14
* nitrogen-15
* nitrogenase
* nitrogenate
* nitrogen balance
* nitrogen cycle
* nitrogen dioxide
* nitrogen fixation
* nitrogen fixer
* nitrogen-fixing
* nitrogen fixing
* nitrogenic
* nitrogen ice
* nitrogeniferous
* nitrogen inversion
* nitrogenise, nitrogenize
* nitrogen monoxide
* nitrogen mustard
* nitrogen narcosis
* nitrogenous
* nitrogen oxide
* nitrogen pentoxide
* nitrogen tetroxide
* nitrogen tribromide
* nitrogen trichloride
* nitrogen trifluoride
* nitrogen triiodide
* nitrophilous
* nitrox

#### Related terms

* niter, nitre
* nitrate
* nitric
* nitride
* nitrification
* nitrify
* nitrite
* nitr-, nitro-
* nitrous

#### Translations

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### See also

* aqua fortis
* aqua regia
* laughing gas
* saltpeter, saltpetre

### References

* Nitrogen on the British Royal Society of Chemistry's online periodic table

### Anagrams

* ringtone, Notinger, ring tone, retoning, integron

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from French nitrogène.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [niˈtɾɔ.ʒən]
* IPA: (Valencia) [niˈtɾɔ.d͡ʒen]
* Audio (Valencia):(file)

### Noun

nitrogen m (uncountable)
* nitrogen
    Synonym: azot

### Further reading

* “nitrogen” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “nitrogen”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “nitrogen” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “nitrogen” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Danish
### Etymology

From French nitrogène, nitro- +‎ -gen. See also nitrat.

### Noun

nitrogen n (singular definite nitrogenet or nitrogenen, not used in plural form)
* nitrogen
    Synonym: kvælstof

### References

* “nitrogen” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch nitrogeen, from French nitrogène.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /niˈtrɔɡɛn/ [niˈt̪rɔ.ɡɛn]
* Syllabification: ni‧tro‧gen

### Noun

nitrogen
* nitrogen (chemical element)
    Synonym: (dated) zat lemas

#### Derived terms

* bernitrogen (“containing nitrogen”)

#### Compounds

* nitrogen dioksida (“nitrogen dioxide”)

### Further reading

* nitrogen on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{id}$
* “nitrogen” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Malay
### Alternative forms

* نيتروݢن

### Etymology

From English nitrogen, from French nitrogène.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nitroɡən/
* Rhymes: -ɡən, -ən

### Noun

nitrogen (Jawi spelling نيتروݢن)
* nitrogen (chemical element)
    Synonym: zat lemas / ذات لمس

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Noun

nitrogen n (definite singular nitrogenet, indefinite plural nitrogen, definite plural nitrogena or nitrogenene)
* nitrogen (chemical element; symbol N).

#### Derived terms

* nitrogendioksid
* nitrogenholdig
* nitrogenoksid

### References

* “nitrogen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

nitrogen n (definite singular nitrogenet) (uncountable)
* nitrogen (chemical element; symbol N).

#### Derived terms

* nitrogendioksid
* nitrogenoksid

### References

* “nitrogen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French nitrogène.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌnitroˈd͡ʒen/
* Hyphenation: ni‧tro‧gen

### Noun

nitrogen m (uncountable)
* nitrogen (chemical element)
    Synonym: azot

#### Declension
### References

* nitrogen in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

## Welsh
### Etymology

Borrowed from English nitrogen, from French nitrogène, from French nitre, from Latin nitrum (“niter, natron”), from Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron), ultimately from Egyptian nṯrj (“natron”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnɪtrɔˌɡɛn/
* Rhymes: -ɪtrɔɡɛn

### Noun

nitrogen m (uncountable, not mutable)
* nitrogen
    Synonyms: blawrbar, blorai, blornwy, trengnwy

#### Derived terms

* cyfansoddyn nitrogen (“nitrogen compound”)
* cylchred nitrogen (“nitrogen cycle”)
* dadansoddiad isotop nitrogen (“nitrogen isotope analysis”)
* dyddio nitrogen (“nitrogen dating”)
* nitrogen anorganig (“inorganic nitrogen”)
* nitrogen deuocsid (“nitrogen dioxide”)
* nitrogen maethol (“nutrient nitrogen”)
* nitrogen monocsid (“nitrogen monoxide”)
* nitrogen ocsid (“nitrogen oxide”)
* nitrogen organig (“organic nitrogen”)
* nitrogenaidd (“nitrogenous”)
* sefydlogiad nitrogen (“nitrogen fixation”)

### References

* R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “nitrogen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies