HOW TO PRONOUNCE
nitrogen
/ˈnaɪtɹədʒən/
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Stress “ni,” using the vowel in “my.”
Use three syllables, with t and r connected after the strongest vowel. The g has a soft j sound, and both later vowels stay unstressed.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“The chart shows the nitrogen cycle.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does nitrogen mean?
noun
- The chemical element (symbol N) with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067. It is a colorless and odorless gas.
- Molecular nitrogen (diatomic nitrogen), N₂, a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature, which constitutes most of air (78% of it).
- A specific nitrogen atom within a chemical formula, or a specific isotope of nitrogen.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈnaɪtɹədʒən/
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Among these, not considering oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide, there are the salts of calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, sulphur and phosphorus.
Piles made from materials with too low a C/N get too hot, lose a great deal of nitrogen and may "burn out."
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Both classes of farmers may secure new nitrogen--that is, they can positively increase their nitrogen supply by sufficient use of legume crops.
It may gain in nitrogen by the wastes of the plant, but it will lose in other constituents unless reinforced by fertilization.
Unless the soil is rich, a fertilizer, high in potash and not too high in nitrogen, should be given in the spring.