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Definition: Nitrogenous |
NitrogenousAdjective1. Of or relating to or containing nitrogen. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "nitrogenous" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1888. (references) |
| Antonym: nonnitrogenous (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Nitrogenous |
| Specialty definitions using "nitrogenous": calcium magnesium nitrate ♦ fertilizer consumption,100 grams per hectare of arable land ♦ nitrate of lime and magnesium, Nitrite Reductases, Nitrogenous Group Transferases, Nitrogenous Wastes ♦ Phospholipase C, Phospholipase D ♦ Xanthine Alkaloids. (references) |
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Health | Peritoneal dialysis utilizes a natural membrane to remove nitrogenous products from the body fluids of individuals with impaired renal function. (references) | |
Business | At present, there are over 1,500 fertilizer enterprises in China Among the 1,500 enterprises, over 900 are nitrogenous fertilizer manufacturers, 500 are phosphate fertilizer enterprises, and only one is a potassium fertilizer producer. (references) | |
In order to increase nitrogenous and phosphorous fertilizer production, China will to speed up the construction of projects related to fertilizer production--such as fertilizer mine projects, large-scale urea projects, phosphate compound fertilizer projects. (references) | ||
Economic History | Trinidad | Output of nitrogenous fertilizers is increasing yearly. (references) |
China | However, China still restricts imports of nitrogenous fertilizers such as urea to protect local producers. (references) | |
Political Economy | INDIA | Agricultural commodity procurement prices have risen substantially during the past nine years, while prices for nitrogenous and phosphatic fertilizers, rural electricity, and irrigation are subsidized. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Nitrogenous" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Nitrogenous" is used about 24 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 24 | 71,196 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "nitrogenous": nitrogenous foods ♦ Nitrogenous Group Transferases. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
nitrogenous waste | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "nitrogenous"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | azotik (azotic, nitrogen). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | نتروجيني (nitrous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | съдържащ азот, азотен (azotic, nitric, nitrogen). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 含氮. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | stikstofhoudend (nitrogen-containing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | typpipitoinen. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | azoté (nitrogen-containing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | stickstoffhaltig (azotic, nitrogen-containing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | αζωτούχοσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | ח ק י (nitric). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | nitrogén (nitrogen). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | azotato. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | ' 肥料 (nitrogenous fertilizer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ちっそひりょう (nitrogenous fertilizer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | neetrageenagh. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | itrogenousnay óxido de nitrogênio. (various references) azotat (nitrate). (various references) азотный (azotic, nitric, nitrogen). (various references) azotni (nitric, nitrogen). (various references) nitrogenado. (various references) kvävehaltig. (various references) เกี่ยวกับไนโตรเจน. (various references) azotlu (nitrogenized, nitrous), azot (nitrogen). (various references) азотний (azotic, nitric). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words ending with "nitrogenous": nonnitrogenous. (additional references) | |
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"Nitrogenous" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: nitrogeneous, nitrogeno. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "nitrogenous" (pronounced nītrÄ"junus) |
| 6 | -Ä" j u n u s | homogenous. |
| 5 | -j u n u s | androgynous, exogenous, indigenous, polygynous. |
| 4 | -u n u s | asynchronous, bituminous, chitinous, Deaconess, gelatinous, genuineness, gluttonous, larcenous, luminous, membranous, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, nonpoisonous, ominous, outspokenness, poisonous, ravenous, ruinous, tetanus, villainous, voluminous. |
| 3 | -n u s | abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, aggressiveness, agribusiness, airworthiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, anise, appropriateness, arbitrariness, assertiveness, astuteness, attentiveness, attractiveness, awareness, awfulness, awkwardness, backwardness, badness, bagginess, baldness, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, bluntness, boldness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, callousness, calmness, carelessness, casualness, cautiousness, cavernous, cheapness, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, closeness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, cohesiveness, coldness, Colonus, combativeness, compactness, competitiveness, completeness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, contrariness, Conus, coolness, correctness, coziness, craziness, creativeness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crispness, crookedness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, deadliness, deafness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, directness, disingenuousness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dryness, dullness, eagerness, earnestness, edginess, effectiveness, elusiveness, emptiness, evenness, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, farsightedness, fastness, fickleness, firmness, fitness, flatness, fondness, foolishness, forcefulness, forgiveness, forthrightness, foulness, fractiousness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, fullness, funniness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gentleness, genus, ghastliness, goodness, governess, graciousness, greatness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, handedness, happiness, hardness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, helplessness, highness, hoarseness, holiness, homelessness, homesickness, hopefulness, hopelessness, humanness, idleness, illness, inclusiveness, indebtedness, indecisiveness, ineffectiveness, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, intrusiveness, inventiveness, joblessness, Johannes, kindness, largeness, lateness, lawlessness, laziness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, madness, Manus, meanness, menace, Minas, mindedness, minus, narrowness, nastiness, nearsightedness, neatness, nervousness, newness, niceness, niggardliness, nonbusiness, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, otherness, outrageousness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, pettiness, playfulness, politeness, pompousness, possessiveness, powerlessness, preparedness, queasiness, quickness, quietness, raciness, randomness, rareness, rawness, readiness, reasonableness, rebelliousness, recklessness, redness, remoteness, resistiveness, resourcefulness, responsiveness, restiveness, restlessness, restrictiveness, richness, righteousness, rightness, riskiness, robustness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, rudeness, ruthlessness, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, secretiveness, selfishness, selflessness, sensitiveness, separateness, seriousness, shakiness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, shyness, sickness, silliness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, softness, solitariness, soundness, spiritedness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steadiness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stinginess, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, sturdiness, suddenness, suggestiveness, sweetness, swiftness, tardiness, tartness, tastiness, tenderness, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tightness, timeliness, tiredness, togetherness, toughness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, ugliness, unconsciousness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, viciousness, vindictiveness, vividness, wariness, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weightlessness, weirdness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wickedness, wilderness, wildness, willingness, wimpiness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, worldliness, worthiness, wryness. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-g-i-n-n-o-o-r-s-t-u" | |
-1 letter: outsnoring. | |
-2 letters: enrooting, insurgent, ironstone, neutrinos, nitrogens, serotonin, tonsuring, unrooting. | |
-3 letters: enginous, ensuring, genitors, goitrous, grunions, intoners, ionogens, negronis, neutrino, neutrons, nitrogen, nonguest, notornes, notornis, outgrins, outrings, outsnore, retuning, reunions, rontgens, roosting, rousting, routines, runniest, snootier, snooting, snorting, snoutier, snouting, sturgeon, ternions, tourings, turnings, unstring. | |
-4 letters: enroots, ensuing, enuring, eringos, erosion, genitor, gentoos, ginners, goiters, goitres, gooiest, goonies, goosier, goriest, goutier, grunion, guenons, gunites, gunners, gunnies, gurnets, gustier, gutsier, igneous, ignores, interns, intoner, intones, introns, inturns, ionogen, ionones, isogone, isotone, negroni, nesting, neurons, neuston, neutron, nitroso, nitrous, nonegos, nonsuit, nonuser, noosing, norites, notions, nursing, nutsier, oestrin, onerous, orgones, orients, ousting, outgoes, outgone, outgrin, outings, outring, outsing, regions, renting, resting, reunion, reusing, ringent, riotous, ronions, rontgen, roosing, rooting, rousing, routine, routing, rusting, signore, snoring, sootier, sooting, sorning, sorting, souring, stinger, stonier, stoning, storing, stourie, stunner, sunnier, surgeon, tenours, tensing, tension, ternion, tinners, tongers, tongues, tonners, tonsure, torsion, touring, tousing, trigons, triunes, trogons, trueing, tunings, tunnies, turning, turnons, uniters, unrisen, unroots, urinose. | |
-5 letters: egoist, engirt, ennuis, enroot, ensign, ergots, eringo, erugos, estrin, genius, genros, gentoo, ginner, girons, goiter, goitre, goners, gonion, gooier, goonie, griots, grison, groins, grouse, grouts, grunts, guenon, guiros, gunite, gunner, gurnet, ignore, inerts, ingest, ingots, inners, insert, insure, intern, inters, intone, intron, intros, inturn, inures, inurns, ionone, irones, isogon, nestor, neuron, niters, nitons, nitres, nitros, nonego, nonets, nonuse, nooser, norite, nosier, nosing, noters, noting, notion, onions, orgies, orgone, orient, orison, otiose, ouster, outers, outing, outsin, region, regius, reigns, renigs, renins, resign, rogues, ronion, rosing, rouens, rouges, routes, rugose, rusine, rutins, senior, sennit, sering, signer, signet, signor, singer, sinner, sinter, soigne, sonnet, sooner, soring, sortie, souter, stingo, stogie, stoner, stooge, stoure, string, strong, strung, suiter, suitor, tennis, tenons, tenors, tenour, tensor, tenuis, tigers, tigons, tinges, tinner, toeing, togues, toners, tonger, tongue, tonier, toning, tonner, tonnes, tories, torose, torous, triens, trigon, trigos, trines, triose, triune, trogon, trones, truing, tuners, tuning, turnon, ungirt, unions, unison, uniter, unites, unrent, unrest, unrigs, unroot, unsent, unties, untorn, urgent, urines, ursine. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-g-i-n-n-o-o-r-s-t-u" | |
+2 letters: counterposing, undershooting. | |
+3 letters: counterpoising, nonnitrogenous, nonregulations. | |
+4 letters: overdiscounting, revolutionising. | |
+5 letters: counterespionage, overconstructing, reconfigurations. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4E 69 74 72 6F 67 65 6E 6F 75 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-. .. - .-. --- --. . -. --- ..- ... |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001110 01101001 01110100 01110010 01101111 01100111 01100101 01101110 01101111 01110101 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)N i t r o g e n o u s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004E 0069 0074 0072 006F 0067 0065 006E 006F 0075 0073 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4875868481737180818785 |
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