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Nitrogen vs Pyridone - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between nitrogen and pyridone

is that nitrogen is (uncountable) a chemical element (symbol n) with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 140067 while pyridone is (organic compound) either of two isomeric derivatives of pyridine having a carbonyl group either ortho- or para- to the nitrogen atom; the pyridine analogue of quinone.

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

    * ----

    pyridone

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia pyridone) (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Either of two isomeric derivatives of pyridine having a carbonyl group either ortho- or para- to the nitrogen atom; the pyridine analogue of quinone

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