nitrogenize

[ nahy-troj-uh-nahyz, nahy-truh-juh- ]

verb (used with object),ni·trog·en·ized, ni·trog·en·iz·ing.
  1. to combine with nitrogen or add nitrogenous material to.

Origin of nitrogenize

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; nitrogen + -ize
  • Also especially British, ni·trog·en·ise .

Other words from nitrogenize

  • ni·trog·en·i·za·tion, ni·tro·ge·na·tion, noun
  • non·ni·tro·gen·ized, adjective
  • un·ni·trog·en·ized, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for nitrogenize

nitrogenize

nitrogenise

/ (naɪˈtrɒdʒɪˌnaɪz) /


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

Derived forms of nitrogenize

  • nitrogenization or nitrogenisation, noun

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