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Of, pertaining to, or resembling, nitrogen; as, a nitrogenous principle; nitrogenous compounds.

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  1. a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, nitrogen; as, a nitrogenous principle; nitrogenous compounds.
  2. adj. of or relating to or containing nitrogen
  3. of, pertaining to, or resembling, nitrogen; as, a nitrogenous principle; nitrogenous compounds. Nitrogenous foods. See 2d Note under Food, n., 1.
  4. of, pertaining to, or resembling, nitrogen; as, a nitrogenousprinciple; nitrogenous compounds. Nitrogenous foods. See 2d Noteunder Food, n., 1.
  5. j:100 a. of or relating to or containing nitrogen