nitrogen

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nitrogen amino nitrogen nitrogen balance nitrogen base nitrogen cycle nitrogen dioxide nitrogen equilibrium nitrogen fixation nitrogen-fixing nitrogen mustard nitrogen narcosis nitrogen trichloride

Main Entry: ni·tro·gen
Pronunciation: n-tr-jn
Function: noun
: a common nonmetallic element that in the free form is normally a colorless odorless tasteless insoluble inert diatomic gas comprising 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume and that in the combined form is a constituent of biologically important compounds (as proteins, nucleic acids, and alkaloids) and hence of all living cells as well as of industrially important substances (as cyanides, fertilizers, dyes, and antibiotics) -- symbol N; see ELEMENT table