Definition of AZOTE

azote

Noun

  • an obsolete name for nitrogen
  • Nitrogen.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French azote, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “without”) + ζωή (zōḗ, “life”) + -τικός (-tikós, “adjective suffix”). Named by French chemist and biologist Antoine Lavoisier, who saw it as the part of air which cannot sustain life.

Scrabble Score: 14

azote is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
azote is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
azote is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

azote is a valid Words With Friends word