nitrogenous

[ nahy-troj-uh-nuhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

nitrogenous

/ naɪˈtrɒdʒɪnəs /

nitrogenous

/ nī-trŏj′ə-nəs /

First recorded in 1830–40; nitrogen + -ous

Its chemical composition is unknown, but it is nitrogenous, and is believed to be produced by the decomposition of gluten.

What is true of the nitrogenous matters applies with still greater force to the mineral constituents of the manure.

When the food is rich in nitrogenous compounds, the value of the manure is considerably increased.

Forbidding nitrogenous foods has been a favorite formula with some and they straightway advised milk, which is highly nitrogenous.

Stevens obtained a nitrogenous oxidizing enzyme from Rhus vernicifera.

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