azotize

American  

[az-uh-tahyz, ay-zuh-] / ˈæz əˌtaɪz, ˈeɪ zə- /

verb (used with object)

azotized, azotizing

1. to nitrogenize.

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azotize British  

/ ˈeɪzəˌtaɪz /

verb

1. a less common word for nitrogenize

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Etymology

Origin of azotize

First recorded in 1795–1805; azote + -ize

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Example Sentences

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azotized

It contains 66.1 per cent of starch, and only 2.9 of azotized matter.

From Scientific American, Volume 40, No. 13, March 29, 1879 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures by Various

They are azotized, and contain quite a marked amount of nitrogen.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 15, January, 1859 by Various

They have proved that the gastric juice has for its peculiar office the solution and digestion of azotized substances.

From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by George Dadd

The first two groups are called non-azotized, as they contain no nitrogen; the last two, azotized, containing nitrogen.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 15, January, 1859 by Various

As already mentioned, different articles of food have been divided into the azotized and non-azotized, or those which contain nitrogen as one of their constituents, and those which are nearly destitute of it.

From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Calvin Cutter

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