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nitrogenating

nitrogenating is the present participle and gerund of nitrogenate.

Meaning of nitrogenate

Verb

nitrogenate (third-person singular simple present nitrogenates, present participle nitrogenating, simple past and past participle nitrogenated)

  1. (transitive) To treat something with nitrogen gas, especially with the intent of replacing gaseous oxygen.
  2. (transitive) To react something with nitrogen.

Questions about nitrogenating

What is nitrogenating the present participle and gerund of?
Nitrogenating is the present participle and gerund of nitrogenate.

Words near nitrogenating in the dictionary

  1. nitrogenase
  2. nitrogenases
  3. nitrogenate
  4. nitrogenated
  5. nitrogenates
  6. nitrogenating
  7. nitrogenation
  8. nitrogenations
  9. nitrogenic
  10. nitrogeniferous
  11. nitrogenisation

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