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Pronunciation / Transliteration: dàn
"地球大气层中含有大量的氮气。"
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A colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that makes up about 78% of the earth's atmosphere.
"Plants need nitrogen to grow, but they cannot use the free nitrogen in the air directly."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in 1790 by French chemist Jean-Antoine Chaptal from the French 'nitrogène', based on Greek 'nitron' (native sodium carbonate) and 'genes' (producing).
10 Global Lexicons: How "Nitrogen" is said worldwide
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azote
Transliteration: azote
"L'azote représente environ 78% de l'atmosphère terrestre."
Stickstoff
Transliteration: Stickstoff
"Stickstoff ist ein farbloses und geruchloses Gas."
azoto
Transliteration: azoto
"L'azoto è il gas più abbondante nell'atmosfera terrestre."
nitrógeno
Transliteration: nitrógeno
"El nitrógeno es esencial para la vida en la Tierra."
nitrogénio
Transliteration: nitrogénio
"O nitrogénio gasoso constitui a maior parte da atmosfera."
नाइट्रोजन
Transliteration: nāītrojan
"वायुमंडल में सबसे अधिक मात्रा नाइट्रोजन की होती है।"
氮
Transliteration: dàn
"地球大气层中含有大量的氮气。"
질소
Transliteration: jilso
"질소는 대기의 대부분을 차지하는 기체입니다."
窒素
Transliteration: chisso
"大気の大部分は窒素で占められている。"
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