Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
nitrogen-bearing is an adjective meaning "of or relating to or containing nitrogen". It carries one recorded sense.
of or relating to or containing nitrogen
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for nitrogen-bearing come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.