n 1 i 1 t 1 r 1 o 1 g 2 e 1 n 1
8 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
originBorrowed from French nitrogène (coined by French chemist and physician Jean-Antoine Chaptal in 1790). By surface analysis, nitro- + -gen. See also niter.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Words from these letters
- genitor 8
- negroni 8
- renting 8
- ringent 8
- rontgen 8
- intoner 7
- ternion 7
- engirt 7
- enring 7
- eringo 7
- ginner 7
- goiter 7