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

Yet the southern wheat is superior to the northern varieties, and is richer in the azotized, glutinous principles so essential to the formation of blood and muscle.

From Martyria or Andersonville Prison by Augustus C. Hamlin

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

Though many azotized substances in a state of decomposition exert a similar agency, yet it is possessed by ptyalin in a much greater degree.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 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

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