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'Nitrogen' is a word borrowed from French 'nitrogène'. The word entered the English language some time around 1794.

nitrogen [noun] [1794]

A colorless tasteless odorless element that as a diatomic gas is relatively inert and constitutes 78 percent of the atm...

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Etymology: French 'nitrogène' from 'nitre' niter + '-gène' -gen

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