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nitrogenous

American  
[nahy-troj-uh-nuhs] / naɪˈtrɒdʒ ə nəs /

adjective

  1. containing nitrogen.


nitrogenous British  
/ naɪˈtrɒdʒɪnəs /

adjective

  1. containing nitrogen or a nitrogen compound

    a nitrogenous fertilizer

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

nitrogenous Scientific  
/ nī-trŏj′ə-nəs /
  1. Containing nitrogen or a compound of nitrogen.


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Etymology

Origin of nitrogenous

First recorded in 1830–40; nitrogen + -ous


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“By the time Lehman Brothers failed in September 2008, nitrogenous fertilizer prices had jumped by an unprecedented 86 percent year over year.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Importantly they also discovered all five nitrogenous bases — adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine, and uracil — that are necessary to build DNA and RNA.

From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2025

These are nitrogenous substances found in many fermented or spoiled foods, and can cause headaches, but the amount in wine is far too low to be a problem.

From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2024

Crucially, the chemical, called nitrogenous triphosphonate, nitrilotri-methylphosphonic acid or NTMPA, is commercially available in industrial quantities because it is typically used to inhibit corrosion in water treatment plants.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2024

On such an assumption, therefore, the drain upon the nitrogenous substance of the food would be very much greater than that indicated in the table as existing as nitrogenous substance in the milk.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various

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