pnictogen
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From Ancient Greek πνίγειν (pnigein, “to choke, to stifle”) (a property of nitrogen) + -gen, with -t- in some forms, perhaps by analogy with pnictide.
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pnictogen (plural pnictogens)
- (chemistry) Any element from group 15 of the periodic table; nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony and bismuth.
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element from the nitrogen group
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