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azote definition

az·ote (az′ōt, ə zōt′)

noun

nitrogen

Etymology: Fr < Gr a-, without + zōē (see azoic); the gas does not support life: coined by Gayton de Morveau (1737-1816) & Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, Fr chemists

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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