noun, masculine/ni.tʁo.ʒɛn/plural: nitrogènes
nitrogen
Synonyms: azote
From nitre (“saltpetre”) + -gène; coined by Jean-Antoine Chaptal in 1790 on the model of oxygène.
/ni.tʁo.ʒɛn/
nitrogen
Synonyms: azote
From nitre (“saltpetre”) + -gène; coined by Jean-Antoine Chaptal in 1790 on the model of oxygène.