nitrogenous

[nahy-troj-uh-nuhs]

adjective

1. containing nitrogen.

nitrogenous

/ naɪˈtrɒdʒɪnəs /

adjective

1. containing nitrogen or a nitrogen compound

   a nitrogenous fertilizer

nitrogenous

1. Containing nitrogen or a compound of nitrogen.

Other Word Forms

• hypernitrogenous adjective
• unnitrogenous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of nitrogenous¹

First recorded in 1830–40; nitrogen + -ous

Example Sentences

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

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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.

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They said the crisis was compounded by a sharp increase in the cost of natural gas, a key ingredient of nitrogenous fertilizer, which could threaten food production in many countries.

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They said the rise in food prices was compounded by a dramatic increase in the cost of natural gas, a key ingredient of nitrogenous fertilizer, which could threaten food production in many countries.

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"Arguing that it's a nitrogenous base to me, now that we did this calculation of the cosmic rays evaporating — it makes it very unlikely," he added.

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