Words starting with nitrogen
8 letter words starting with nitrogen
- nitrogen — a colorless, odorless, gaseous element that constitutes about four-fifths of the volume of the atmosphere and is present in combined form in animal and vegetable tissues, especially in proteins: used chiefly in the manufacture of ammonia, nitric acid, cyanide, explosives, fertilizer, dyes, as a cooling agent, etc. Symbol: N; atomic weight: 14.0067; atomic number: 7; density: 1.2506 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- nitrogen balance — the difference between the amount of nitrogen taken in and the amount excreted or lost: used to evaluate nutritional balance.
- nitrogen base — Chemistry, Biochemistry. a nitrogen-containing organic compound that has the chemical properties of a base, especially a pyrimidine or purine: Four nitrogen bases are present in a DNA molecule.
- nitrogen cycle — the continuous sequence of events by which atmospheric nitrogen and nitrogenous compounds in the soil are converted, as by nitrification and nitrogen fixation, into substances that can be utilized by green plants, the substances returning to the air and soil as a result of the decay of the plants and denitrification.
- nitrogen dioxide — a reddish-brown, highly poisonous gas, NO 2 , used as an intermediate in the manufacture of nitric and sulfuric acids, and as a nitrating and oxidizing agent; a major air pollutant from the exhaust of internal combustion engines that are not fitted with pollution control devices.
10 letter words starting with nitrogen
- nitrogenic — Of, relating to, or containing nitrogen.
11 letter words starting with nitrogen
- nitrogenase — an enzyme complex that catalyzes the reduction of molecular nitrogen in the nitrogen-fixation process of bacteria.
- nitrogenate — (transitive) to treat something with nitrogen gas, especially with the intent of replacing gaseous oxygen.
- nitrogenise — Alternative spelling of nitrogenize.
- nitrogenize — to combine with nitrogen or add nitrogenous material to.
- nitrogenous — containing nitrogen.
12 letter words starting with nitrogen
- nitrogenized — Treated with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound.
13 letter words starting with nitrogen
- nitrogenation — to combine with nitrogen or add nitrogenous material to.
- nitrogenizing — Present participle of nitrogenize.
15 letter words starting with nitrogen
- nitrogen-fixing — involved in or aiding the process of nitrogen fixation.
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