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denitrogenate

verb

Etymology

From de- + nitrogenate.

  1. borrowed from nitrogène
  2. formed as nitrogenate — “nitrogen + -ate”
  3. prefixed as denitrogenate — “de + nitrogenate”

Definitions

  1. To remove nitrogen from (a material).

  2. To remove nitrogen from the body, by breathing nitrogen-free gases, before reascending…

    To remove nitrogen from the body, by breathing nitrogen-free gases, before reascending from a deep-sea dive.

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