Synonyms & related words for nitrogen

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of nitrogen — including oxygen, ammonia, hydrogen, nitrate, methane, fluorine. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to nitrogen

Explore words related to nitrogen — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include nitrogenize, azotize, azote, nitrify, azotic, nitrometer, nitrogenous, phosphorus. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for nitrogen

Common synonyms for nitrogen include oxygen, ammonia, hydrogen, nitrate, methane, fluorine, fertilizer, acetylene — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does nitrogen come from?

The word nitrogen breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: nitro-, from Greek nitron (“soda, niter”); and -gen, from Greek gennao (“produce, beget”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.