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What is the difference between nitride and nitrogen?

nitride | nitrogen |

Nitrogen is a related term of nitride.



As nouns the difference between nitride and nitrogen

is that nitride is a compound of nitrogen where nitrogen has an oxidation state of −3 while nitrogen is a chemical element (symbol N) with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067.

nitride

English

(wikipedia nitride)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) A compound of nitrogen where nitrogen has an oxidation state of ?3.

    • Derived terms

    * aluminium gallium nitride * aluminium nitride * beryllium nitride * beta carbon nitride * boron nitride * gallium nitride * hafnium nitride * indium gallium nitride * indium nitride * lithium nitride * magnesium nitride * oxynitride * strontium nitride * tetranitride * titanium nitride * uranium nitride * zirconium nitride ----

    nitrogen

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia nitrogen)
  • (uncountable) A chemical element (symbol N) with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067.
  • (uncountable) Molecular nitrogen (N2), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature.
  • (countable) A specific nitrogen within a chemical formula, or a specific isotope of nitrogen
    • The two nitrogens are located next to one another on the ring.

    Synonyms

    * azote (obsolete) * when used as a packaging gas or propellant

    Related terms

    (terms related to nitrogen) * nitrate * niter, nitre * nitric * nitride * nitrification * nitrify * nitrite * nitr-, nitro- * nitrous

    Derived terms

    * dinitrogen * nitragin * * * * nitrogenase * nitrogenate * nitrogen cycle * nitrogen dioxide * nitrogen fixation * nitrogen fixer * nitrogen fixing * nitrogenic * nitrogeniferous * nitrogenise, nitrogenize * nitrogen monoxide * nitrogen mustard * nitrogen narcosis * nitrogenous * nitrogen oxide * nitrogen tetroxide * nitrogen trichloride * nitrogen trifluoride * nitrogen triiodide * nitrophilous * nitrox

    See also

    * aqua fortis * aqua regia * laughing gas * saltpeter, saltpetre

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