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az⋅ote

[az-oht, ey-zoht, uh-zoht]
–noun Chemistry.
nitrogen.

Origin:
1785–95; < F < Gk ázōtos ungirt, taken to mean lifeless
az·ote   (āz'ōt, ā'zŏt, ə-zōt')   
n.  Used formerly as a name for nitrogen.

[French; see azo-.]
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