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Definition of "azote" [az•ote•a•zo•te]

  • Used formerly as a name for nitrogen. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "azote" in a sentence
  • "The term azote and symbol Az are still retained by the French chemists."
  • "[3] The other, from its property of destroying life, is called azote, and forms of course the remaining three fourths of the atmosphere."
  • "What has been absorbed is the vital air, and what remains, the azote, which is incapable of supporting flame."