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Azoth vs Azote - What's the difference?

azoth | azote |

As nouns the difference between azoth and azote

is that azoth is the first principle of metals, that is, mercury, which was formerly supposed to exist in all metals, and to be extractable from them while azote is nitrogen.

azoth

English

Noun

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  • (alchemy) The first principle of metals, that is, mercury, which was formerly supposed to exist in all metals, and to be extractable from them.
  • The universal remedy of Paracelsus.

    • azote

    English

    Noun

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  • (obsolete) Nitrogen.
  • * 1801', Christopher Girtanner, ''A Memoir, in which the Que?tion is examined, whether '''Azote be a ?imple or complex body?'', William Nicholson (editor), ''Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts , Volume 4, page 170,
    • The proportion of azote gas to that of the oxigen obtained is as 64 to 36.
  • * 1823 , Chemistry'', entry in , 6th Edition, page 366,
    • Hence it is obvious that deutoxide of azote' is a compound of one volume of '''azote''' and one volume of oxygen gas united together, without any alteration of volume, consequently its specific gravity is the mean of that of oxygen and azotic gases.It is composed, by weight, of '''azote''' 0.9722 or 1.75, oxygen 1.1111 or 2. If we reckon the atomic weight of '''azote''' 1.75, this gas is obviously a compound of one atom ' azote and two atoms oxygen.
  • * 1831 , Thomas Thomson, A System of Chemistry of Inorganic Bodies , Volume 1, page 133,
    • Those who have adopted these opinions, represent the atom of azote' by the number 1.75. We consider the 5 compounds of azote and oxygen, as composed of 1 atom ' azote , united with 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, atoms of oxygen.

    Derived terms

    * azo- * azotemia * azotic * azotise, azotize * azoto- * azotobacter * azoturia ----