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denitrogenate

denitrogenate verb: to remove nitrogen from (a material).

Verb

denitrogenate (third-person singular simple present denitrogenates, present participle denitrogenating, simple past and past participle denitrogenated)

  1. (transitive) To remove nitrogen from (a material).
  2. To remove nitrogen from the body, by breathing nitrogen-free gases, before reascending from a deep-sea dive.

Forms of denitrogenate

third-person singular presentdenitrogenates
present participledenitrogenating
past participledenitrogenated
pastdenitrogenated

Origin of denitrogenate

From de- + nitrogenate.

Questions about denitrogenate

What does denitrogenate mean?
Denitrogenate means to remove nitrogen from (a material).
What part of speech is denitrogenate?
Denitrogenate is a verb.
What is the past tense of denitrogenate?
The past tense of denitrogenate is denitrogenated.

Words near denitrogenate in the dictionary

  1. denitrifier
  2. denitrifiers
  3. denitrifies
  4. denitrify
  5. denitrifying
  6. denitrogenate
  7. denitrogenated
  8. denitrogenates
  9. denitrogenating
  10. denitrogenation
  11. denitrosation

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