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Nitrogen vs Flour - What's the difference?

nitrogen | flour |

As nouns the difference between nitrogen and flour

is that nitrogen is a chemical element (symbol N) with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067 while flour is powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry.

As a verb flour is

to apply flour to something; to cover with flour.

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

    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

    Anagrams

    * ----

    flour

    English

    Alternative forms

    * flower (obsolete)

    Noun

    (wikipedia flour) (en-noun)
  • Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
  • , title=(The China Governess) , chapter=Foreword citation , passage=Everything a living animal could do to destroy and to desecrate bed and walls had been done. […]  A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a plastic wardrobe.}}
  • and certain bleaching agents.
  • Powder of other material.
  • wood flour , produced by sanding wood
    mustard flour
  • that nobody is wished to see my dead body. & that no murnurs walk behind me at my funeral. & that no flours be planted on my grave.'' — Thomas Hardy, ''The Mayor of Casterbridge .

    Synonyms

    * smeddum, plain flour, wheat flour, white flour

    Derived terms

    * self-raising flour, self-rising flour

    See also

    * bran * farina * meal * smeddum

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To apply flour to something; to cover with flour.
  • Anagrams

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