Stickstoff

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Dutch stikstof (coined in 1789); roughly equivalent to ersticken + Stoff. Introduced by the Swiss physician Christopher Girtanner in 1791.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtɪkʃtɔf/
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Noun[edit]

Stickstoff m (strong, genitive Stickstoffes or Stickstoffs, no plural)

  1. (chemistry) nitrogen

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Christopher Girtanner. Neue chemische Nomenklatur für die deutsche Sprache, Berlin 1791, p. 11.

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