nitrogenous

1. 1.

   of or relating to or containing nitrogen

   Synonymsnitrogen-bearing

Questions about nitrogenous

What does nitrogenous mean?

nitrogenous means "of or relating to or containing nitrogen".

How many syllables are in nitrogenous?

nitrogenous has 4 syllables: ni-tro-ge-nous. The stress falls on "tro". In IPA it is /naɪˈtɹɑdʒənəs/.

What is another word for nitrogenous?

Close synonyms include nitrogen-bearing. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is nitrogenous a common word?

nitrogenous is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.