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azotic

azotic

9.9
Having nitrogen in it
  • adjective
  • /əˈzɒtɪk/
  • Archaic
translation icon : nitrogenado
  • Early chemists studied azotic compounds to learn more about the properties of nitrogen.

Examples

  • In historical texts, one often encounters the term azotic in place of nitrogenous.

  • Many fertilizers contain azotic elements to enhance soil quality.

  • The laboratory produced several azotic acids during the experiment.

  • The chemist explained that azotic compounds are essential for plant growth.

  • Early chemists studied azotic compounds to learn more about the properties of nitrogen.

  • In historical texts, one often encounters the term azotic in place of nitrogenous.

  • The chemist explained that azotic compounds are essential for plant growth.

Synonyms

nitrogenous
vsazotic
  • Specialized
1 6.8

Containing or made from nitrogen

is an archaic term for the same nitrogen content

Surface Forms

azotic positive

Morphology

azotic = azote (semi-transparent) = azote + ic

Formally azote + -ic yields 'of nitrogen', but both the root and adjective are rare/archaic so the relation may not be obvious to typical learners.

Etymology

Azotic comes from the French word azote, made from a- 'not' and zoe 'life', the same root in zoo. People called nitrogen 'without life' because the gas does not support breathing, so azotic came to mean 'of or containing nitrogen'.