azotize

American  

[az-uh-tahyz, ey-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

Example Sentences

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azotized

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 Cutter, Calvin

To give an instance:—In polar climates the human frame, to maintain its animal heat, requires, for combustion in the capillary system, an abundant supply of highly azotized food, such as train-oil.

From Eureka: A Prose Poem by Poe, Edgar A.

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 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 Dadd, George

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