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azote

Syllables: az·ote/ˈæzəʊt/

azote noun: nitrogen.

Noun

azote (uncountable)

  1. (historical) Nitrogen.
    • Azote is one of the most abundant elements in nature, and combined with calorique or heat, it forms azotic gas or phlogistic air, and composes two thirds of the atmosphere […].1791, Erasmus Darwin, The Economy of Vegetation, J. Johnson, page 73
    • The proportion of azote gas to that of the oxigen obtained is as 64 to 36.1801, Christopher Girtanner, “A Memoir, in which the Queſtion is examined, whether Azote be a ſimple or complex body?”, in William Nicholson, editor, Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the...

azote meaning in Tamil

azote in Tamil

உயிரற்ற, நைட்ரஜன், வெடியம், உப்புவளி, காலகம்

Origin of azote

Borrowed from French azote, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “without”) + ζωή (zōḗ, “life”) + -τικός (-tikós, “adjective suffix”). Named by French chemist and biologist Antoine Lavoisier, who saw it as the part of air which cannot sustain life.

Words formed from azote

Questions about azote

What does azote mean?
Azote means nitrogen.
What is azote in Tamil?
Azote in Tamil is உயிரற்ற, நைட்ரஜன், வெடியம். See Azote meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is azote?
Azote is a noun.
How do you pronounce azote?
Azote is pronounced /ˈæzəʊt/.

Words near azote in the dictionary

  1. azotaemia
  2. azotaemias
  3. azotaemic
  4. azotate
  5. azotates
  6. azote
  7. azoted
  8. azotemia
  9. azotemias
  10. azotemic
  11. azoth

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