What is another word for azote?

Pronunciation: [ˈazə͡ʊt] (IPA)

Azote, also known as nitrogen, is a chemical element with the symbol N and atomic number 7. It is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas that makes up around 78% of the Earth's atmosphere. Synonyms for azote include nitrogen gas, nitrate, nitride, nitro, and nitrocellulose. Nitrogen gas is the most abundant form of nitrogen and is used in various industrial applications such as the production of ammonia for fertilizers. Nitrate is a compound made of nitrogen and oxygen, often found in inorganic fertilizers and explosives. Nitride refers to a chemical compound of nitrogen and another element such as boron or silicon. Nitro and nitrocellulose are used in the production of explosives such as TNT and gunpowder.

What are the hypernyms for Azote?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Azote?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for azote (as nouns)

Usage examples for Azote

But nature does not supply either oxygen or azote in a separate state.
"A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive (Vol. 1 of 2)"
John Stuart Mill
The putrefaction of animal and other azotised bodies is a chemical process, by which they are gradually dissipated in a gaseous form, chiefly in that of carbonic acid and ammonia; now to convert the carbon of the animal substance into carbonic acid requires oxygen, and to convert the azote into ammonia requires hydrogen, which are the elements of water.
"A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive (Vol. 1 of 2)"
John Stuart Mill
4. The effects of the azote are precisely similar to the first and second of those above described; it seems to form no combinations, and contributes nothing, in any stage, to augment the heat.
"On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures"
Charles Babbage

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