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nitrogen

['naɪtrədʒən] n

gen.

E 941

chem.

azote m (nitrogenium)

econ.

azote m

med.

nitrogène m

nitrogen An essential nutrient in the food supply of plants and the diets of animals. Animals obtain it in nitrogen-containing compounds, particularly amino acids. Although the atmosphere is nearly 80% gaseous nitrogen, very few organisms have the ability to use it in this form. The higher plants normally obtain it from the soil after micro-organisms have converted the nitrogen into ammonia or nitrates, which they can then absorb ['naɪtrədʒən] n

environ.

azote m

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Nitrogen ['naɪtrədʒən] n

food.ind., abbr.

E941

nitrogen

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base
chem.	base; lit; principe; fondation; terrain; raison
construct.	base d'assise
nucl.phys. radiat.	base d'une impulsion