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nitrogenize

[nahy-troj-uh-nahyz, nahy-truh-juh-]
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verb (used with object), ni·trog·en·ized, ni·trog·en·iz·ing.
  1. to combine with nitrogen or add nitrogenous material to.
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Also especially British, ni·trog·en·ise.

Origin of nitrogenize

First recorded in 1895–1900; nitrogen + -ize
Related formsni·trog·en·i·za·tion, ni·tro·ge·na·tion, nounnon·ni·tro·gen·ized, adjectiveun·ni·trog·en·ized, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for nitrogenize

nitrogenize

nitrogenise

verb
  1. to combine or treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound
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Derived Formsnitrogenization or nitrogenisation, noun
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