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Definition of Azote
1. Noun. An obsolete name for nitrogen.
Definition of Azote
1. n. Same as Nitrogen.
2. n. A switch or whip.
Definition of Azote
1. Noun. (archaic) Nitrogen. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Azote
1. nitrogen [n -S] : AZOTED [adj] - See also: nitrogen
Lexicographical Neighbors of Azote
Literary usage of Azote
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A System of Chemistry by Thomas Thomson, Thomas Cooper (1818)
"Metals, resins, sugar, and most of the gases this substance. did not explode with M.
Dulong placed chloride of azote in contact with pieces of copper. ..."
2. The Collected Works of Sir Humphry Davy by Humphry Davy, John Davy (1840)
"Of azote, or Nitrogen Gas. 1. azote was discovered by Dr. Rutherford in 1772.
... azote extinguishes flame. It is very slightly absorb- able by water; ..."
3. The Plough, the Loom, and the Anvil (1855)
"The learned writer then concludes as follows :] The result of all these experiments
is that the azote of the air is not assimilated during the growth of ..."
4. Elements of Natural Philosophy by Ernst Gottfried Fischer, Jean-Baptiste Biot (1827)
"azote. 281. When we burn a sufficient quantity of phosphorus in the midst of a
certain volume of atmospheric air completely enclosed, about a quarter of ..."
5. A Dictionary of Chemistry: On the Basis of Mr. Nicholson's, in which the ...by Andrew Ure, William Nicholson by Andrew Ure, William Nicholson (1821)
"The iodide of azote is pulverulent, and of a brownish-black colour. It detonates
from the smallest shock, and from heat, with a feeble violet vapour. ..."
6. Annals of Philosophy, Or, Magazine of Chemistry, Mineralogy, Mechanics by Thomas Thomson (1817)
"For instance, Suppose 20 ammoniacal gas, measured in the exploding tube. 30 nitrous
gas. 50 measures apparently in the tube. 25 azote left, after firing and ..."