Azotes

/ˈæz.oʊts/ noun

Definition

Plural of azote; multiple references to nitrogen or nitrogen-containing substances in historical chemistry texts.

Etymology

Regular English plural of 'azote' (French nitrogen), most commonly found in 18th and early 19th-century scientific literature before 'nitrogen' became the standard term.

Kelly Says

Finding 'azotes' in old chemistry books is like finding a fossil word—it shows the moment when one scientific vocabulary was being replaced by another, and some writers clung to the French term longer than others.

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