Containing nitrogen or relating to the element azote (nitrogen); having the properties or character of nitrogen compounds.
From 'azote' (nitrogen) + '-ous' (Latin adjective suffix meaning 'full of' or 'having'). Directly describes something as being full of or characterized by nitrogen.
The '-ous' suffix is one of English's most productive adjective endings—you can add it to almost any noun to mean 'full of that thing' (like 'dangerous,' 'glorious,' 'poisonous').
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