azote
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of azote
1785–95; < French < Greek ázōtos ungirt, taken to mean lifeless
Example Sentences
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Flames are extinguished and animals die in an atmosphere of pure nitrogen - so it was once known as "azote", Greek for "lifeless".
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2014
Baltic wheat contains 6-7 per cent, of azote, and Algerian, 20-25 Per cent.
From Principles Of Political Economy by Lalor, John J. (John Joseph)
Even the bases of neutral salts have been proved by Mr Berthollet to be compounds, as he has shown that ammoniac is composed of azote and hydrogen.
From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine
In this operation, the azote is disengaged in form of gas, which we receive under bell glasses filled with water in the pneumato-chemical apparatus.
From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine
This is of course the color of the pure atmospheric air, not the aqueous vapor, but the pure azote and oxygen, and it is the � 5.
From Modern Painters Volume I (of V) by Ruskin, John
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