What does "nitrogenous" mean?

of, relating to, or containing nitrogen

Nitrogenous

Common synonyms include: nitrogen-bearing, azotemic, nitric, nitrogen-based, nitrogen-containing, nitrogen-containing bases.

adj

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Adjective

1
of, relating to, or containing nitrogen not-comparable
"The percentage of nutritive elements contained in the parsnip is very small; so small, indeed, that one pound of parsnips affords hardly one fifth of an ounce of nitrogenous or muscle-forming material."

Adjective

"Amines are nitrogenous compounds."

From nitrogen + -ous.