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
We have already seen that azote is the nitric radical.
From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine
That element of the air which is called azote.
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin
As animal bodies consist much both of oxygen and azote, which make up the composition of atmospheric air, these should be counted amongst nutritious substances.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus
In deflagration with nitre, azotic gas is likewise disengaged, because azote is one of the constituent elements of nitric acid.
From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine
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