azote

American  

[az-oht, ey-zoht, uh-zoht] / ˈæz oʊt, ˈeɪ zoʊt, əˈzoʊt /

noun

Chemistry.

1. nitrogen.

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azote British  

/ ˈeɪzəʊt, əˈzəʊt /

noun

1. an obsolete name for nitrogen

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Etymology

Origin of azote

1785–95; < French < Greek ázōtos ungirt, taken to mean lifeless

Example Sentences

Flames are extinguished and animals die in an atmosphere of pure nitrogen - so it was once known as "azote", Greek for "lifeless".

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2014

If we take three parts of azote and one of oxygen, and mix them together, we shall form an air in every respect similar to that of the atmosphere.

From Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease by Garnett, Thomas

Baltic wheat contains 6-7 per cent, of azote, and Algerian, 20-25 Per cent.

From Principles Of Political Economy by Lalor, John J. (John Joseph)

If the lamp was moved horizontally, the azote came in contact with the flame and extinguished it. 

From Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson by Smiles, Samuel

In the same manner, nitrous gas, which is azote in its first degree of oxygenation, is the oxyd of azote.

From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine