azote

American  

[az-oht, ey-zoht, uh-zoht] / ˈæz oʊt, ˈeɪ zoʊt, əˈzoʊt /

noun

Chemistry.

azotes plural

1. nitrogen.

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azote British  

/ ˈeɪzəʊt, əˈzəʊt /

noun

1. an obsolete name for nitrogen

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• azotes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of azote

1785–95; < French < Greek ázōtos ungirt, taken to mean lifeless

Example Sentences

Azote and phosphorus having been abundantly found in several cryptogamous plants, an appeal to chemistry would be useless to determine whether this organized substance belonged to the animal or vegetable kingdom.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Ross, Thomasina

Azote and the Gaza route were the limits of the first evangelical preachings toward the south.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

What are the properties of Nitrogen or Azote?

From A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. by Anonymous

Air, mentioned in the first chapter of this work as the gaseous substance which composes the atmosphere, is formed by a mixture of two distinct elements, one called Nitrogen, or Azote, the other Oxygen.

From A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. by Anonymous

Azote is one of the most abundant elements; combined with caloric it forms azotic gas, or mephitis, which composes nearly two thirds of the atmosphere.

From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine