Definition of "nitrogens" [nitrogens]

• Plural form of nitrogen. (noun)

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• "But by the time the water hits House Creek, most of the elements destructive to aquatic life in the sound -- the phosphates, nitrogens and microbes -- have been absorbed by newly established plantings, terraces and forebays on museum grounds."
• "Plagas de algunos arboles fijadores de nitrogens pare suelos acidos en America Central, pp. 53-60."
• "In an attempt to modify the metabolism of 6-MP, we introduced substitutents at the 2 and/or 8 positions of the purine ring and on the ring nitrogens."