nonnitrogenic

English

Alternative forms

• non-nitrogenic

Etymology

From non- +‎ nitrogenic.

Adjective

nonnitrogenic (not comparable)

1. Not nitrogenic; not of, containing, or pertaining to nitrogen.

   Synonym: nonnitrogenous

   • 1967, Laszlo Gyermek, “Ganglionic Stimulant and Depressant Agents” (chapter 4), in Alfred Burger, editor, Drugs Affecting the Peripheral Nervous System (Medicinal Research; 1), New York, N.Y.: Marcel Dekker, Inc., page 285:

     In most instances sulfonium and phosphonium compounds yielded only weak ganglionic blocking agents. However, ten thiophanium and bisphosphonium compounds point to a possibility of developing highly active and valuable agents in the nonnitrogenic onium class.

   • 1992, Akira Kitagawa, Yoichi Nagamura, Madoka Ito, Isao Ishiguro, “Effect of Controlled Feeding on Serum Lipid Levels in Normal and Diabetic Rats”, in Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition, volume 12, number 2, →DOI, page 86:

     One hundred grams of MF Feed (Oriental Yeast Co., Ltd., Tokyo) contained 24.6 g protein, 5.6 g lipids, 6.4 g minerals, 3.1 g fiber, 25.3 g soluble nonnitrogenic substances, and 8 g water.

   • 2012 September, Raimund Hirschberg, “Renal complications from bisphosphonate treatment”, in Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care, volume 6, number 3, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, →DOI, →ISSN, page 343:

     The efficiency of bisphosphonates to reduce bone reabsorption appears to reside in their avidity to bind to bone mineral as well as their intracellular activity in osteoclasts. As a rule, nitrogenic bisphosphonates are more efficacious compared with nonnitrogenic bisphosphonates.