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azotize

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

verb (used with object)

azotized, azotizing
  1. to nitrogenize.


azotize British  
/ ˈeɪzəˌtaɪz /

verb

  1. a less common word for nitrogenize

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of azotize

First recorded in 1795–1805; azote + -ize

Example Sentences

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They are azotized, and contain quite a marked amount of 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 Cutter, Calvin

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

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.

The one was created by nature to consume animal substances highly azotized; the other, from the transition of life to which he is born to be exposed, is essentially polyphagous.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)

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