nitrogenize

American  

[nahy-troj-uh-nahyz, nahy-truh-juh-] / naɪˈtrɒdʒ əˌnaɪz, ˈnaɪ trə dʒə- /

especially British, nitrogenise

verb (used with object)

nitrogenized, nitrogenizing

1. to combine with nitrogen or add nitrogenous material to.

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nitrogenize British  

/ naɪˈtrɒdʒɪˌnaɪz /

verb

1. to combine or treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound

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Other Word Forms

• nitrogenation
  noun
• nitrogenization
  noun
• nonnitrogenized
  adjective
• unnitrogenized
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of nitrogenize

First recorded in 1895–1900; nitrogen + -ize

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

nitrogenize nitrogenized

To impregnate with azote, or nitrogen; to nitrogenize.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster

It is a nitrogenized matter which seems to belong to the group of alkaloids; is uncrystallizable, finely granular, and brown in mass.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 by Various

Such are Mycoderma aceti, which converts the alcohol of fermented beverages into vinegar; Micrococcus ureae, which converts the urea of urine into carbonate of ammonia, and Micrococcus nitrificans, which converts nitrogenized matters into intrates, etc.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 446, July 19, 1884 by Various

In children, in whom there is a rapid disintegration of nitrogenized tissues, a uric acid calculus in escaping from the bladder may block the urethra and give rise to sudden retention of urine.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various

Prof. Mapes has more recently invented a new fertilizer called nitrogenized super-phosphate of lime, composed of the improved super-phosphate of lime and blood, dried and ground before mixture, in equal proportions.

From The Elements of Agriculture A Book for Young Farmers, with Questions Prepared for the Use of Schools by George E. (George Edwin) Waring

It is supposed by physiologists, that the exercise in gathering their food, rather than any peculiarity in its character, is necessary to convert the nitrogenized tissues into the nitrogenized principle of caseum or cheese.

From Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. by Richard L. Allen

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