nitrogenatev.
/ˈnʌɪtrədʒᵻneɪt/, /nʌɪˈtrɒdʒᵻneɪt/, U.S. /ˈnaɪtrədʒəˌneɪt/, /naɪˈtrɑdʒəˌneɪt/ transitive. To combine or treat with nitrogen; to nitride (an alloy steel).
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1927 Jrnl. Iron & Steel Inst. 115 893 Brinell tests were made on a chrome-aluminium steel nitrogenated by heating in ammonia.
1994 L. de Bernières Capt. Corelli's Mandolin ii. 7 He nitrogenated the herbs in strict rotation, and tomorrow it would be the turn of the oregano.
1995 Jrnl. Alloys & Compounds 222 148 The alloys were then nitrogenated under flowing nitrogen.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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