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nitridizing

nitridizing is the present participle and gerund of nitridize.

Meaning of nitridize

Verb

nitridize (third-person singular simple present nitridizes, present participle nitridizing, simple past and past participle nitridized)

  1. (transitive) To form a nitride from
    • If we regard lophine as an ammono compound then the conversion of formula III into formula II is an example of the Cannizzaro reaction in that an ammono aldehyde has been nitridized to an ammono acid […]1927, Harold Henry Strain, Ammono Aldehydes and Ketones, page 62

Questions about nitridizing

What is nitridizing the present participle and gerund of?
Nitridizing is the present participle and gerund of nitridize.

Words near nitridizing in the dictionary

  1. nitridization
  2. nitridizations
  3. nitridize
  4. nitridized
  5. nitridizes
  6. nitridizing
  7. nitrids
  8. nitridyl
  9. nitrifaction
  10. nitriferous
  11. nitrifiable

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