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Nitrogen vs Organonitrogen - What's the difference?

nitrogen | organonitrogen |

As nouns the difference between nitrogen and organonitrogen

is that nitrogen is (uncountable) a chemical element (symbol n) with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 140067 while organonitrogen is (organic chemistry) any organic compound containing nitrogen.

As an adjective organonitrogen is

(organic chemistry) describing any compound in which an organic group is directly linked to a nitrogen atom.

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

    Anagrams

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    organonitrogen

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (organic chemistry) Describing any compound in which an organic group is directly linked to a nitrogen atom

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any organic compound containing nitrogen