Azote (Noun)
Meaning
An obsolete name for nitrogen.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The ancient alchemists mistakenly identified azote as a poison that could cause death by asphyxiation.
- The term azote was coined by French chemist Jean-Antoine Chaptal, who later helped rename it nitrogen.
- Lavoisier discovered that azote was an essential component of the air we breathe.
- In the late 18th century, scientists debated as to whether azote was a distinct element or merely a compound of other elements.
- Until the early 19th century, azote remained a speculative concept, shrouded in mystery and misunderstood by many scholars.