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denitrogenation

denitrogenation noun: the removal of nitrogen from a material.

Noun

denitrogenation (uncountable)

  1. The removal of nitrogen from a material
  2. The removal of nitrogen from the body, by breathing nitrogen-free gases, before reascending from a deep-sea dive

Origin of denitrogenation

From de- + nitrogenation.

Words formed from denitrogenation

Questions about denitrogenation

What does denitrogenation mean?
Denitrogenation means the removal of nitrogen from a material.
What part of speech is denitrogenation?
Denitrogenation is a noun.

Words near denitrogenation in the dictionary

  1. denitrifying
  2. denitrogenate
  3. denitrogenated
  4. denitrogenates
  5. denitrogenating
  6. denitrogenation
  7. denitrosation
  8. denitrosations
  9. denitrosylase
  10. denitrosylases
  11. denitrosylate

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