单词 | nitrogenous |
释义 | nitrogenousadj. Containing nitrogen in combination; of or relating to nitrogen. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > metals > specific elements > nitrogen > [adjective] > containing or having the nature of nitrogenous1796 nitrogeneous1836 nitrogenic1889 1796 S. Dickson Ess. Chem. Nomencl. iii. 139 From the objections which I have urged against M. Chaptal's nitrogene, it is obvious what may be alleged against his nitrogenous gas. 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Nitrogenous, pertaining to nitrogen; producing niter. 1844 Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 37 316 The excrements of birds..whether abounding in nitrogenous compounds, as in dry climates, or in the insoluble phosphates, as in rainy climates, must be valuable to the agriculturist. 1880 H. C. Bastian Brain 8 Certain plants..seem capable of discriminating nitrogenous from other substances. 1928 Q. Rev. Biol. 3 478/1 It appeared probable at a relatively early stage in the study of this vitamine that it was a nitrogenous base very probably related to the purine or pyrimidines. 1957 G. E. Hutchinson Treat. Limnol. I. xvi. 848 Ammonia..is the major nitrogenous end product of the bacterial decomposition of organic matter. 1991 Here's Health Jan. 81/4 The farming industry's answer is to add excessive amounts of nitrogenous fertilisers to the soil. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1796 |
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