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Nitrogen, ammonium, diazo salts and diazotroph are words in common use by scientists, yet few of those concerned with nitrogen research are aware of their etymology. This note is intended to address the issue.
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Corredor, J.E. (1999). Nιτρον — An etymology of nitrogen and other related words. In: Townsend, A.R. (eds) New Perspectives on Nitrogen Cycling in the Temperate and Tropical Americas. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4645-6_1
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