azote

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French azote, from Ancient Greek ἀ- 'without' + ζωή (zoe) 'life'. Named by Lavoisier, who saw it as the part of air which cannot sustain life.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈæzəʊt/

[edit] Noun

azote (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Nitrogen.

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) "not" + ζωή (zoē) "life".

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[edit] Noun

azote m. (plural azotes)

  1. nitrogen

[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

From Arabic السوط (as-sawṭ).

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[edit] Noun

azote m. (plural azotes)

  1. scourge, a multi-tail whip, as used by flagellants for mortification of the sinful flesh

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[edit] Verb

azote (infinitive azotar)

  1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of azotar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of azotar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of azotar.
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