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    nitrogen

    US /ˈnaɪtrədʒən/

    ・

    UK /ˈnaɪtrədʒən/

    B2
    n. (u.)Uncountable NounA colorless chemical element without a smell
    You need nitrogen in your soil if you want to grow anything

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    Capitalism and Socialism: Crash Course World History #33

    14:03Capitalism and Socialism: Crash Course World History #33
    • A number of these agricultural improvements came from the Dutch, who had chronic problems feeding themselves and discovered that planting different kinds of crops, like clover that added nitrogen to the soil and could be used to feed livestock at the same time, meant that more fields could be used at once.

      A number of these agricultural improvements came from the Dutch, who had chronic problems feeding themselves and discovered that planting different kinds of crops, like clover that added nitrogen to the soil and could be used to feed livestock at the same time, meant that more fields could be used at once.

    • like clover that added nitrogen to the soil and could be used

      like clover that added nitrogen to the soil and could be used

    B1

    The Periodic Table Song (2018 UPDATE!)

    03:05The Periodic Table Song (2018 UPDATE!)
    • Nitrogen all through the air, it's oxygen so you can breathe, and fluorine for your pretty teeth.

      Nitrogen all through the air, it's oxygen so you can breathe, and fluorine for your pretty teeth.

    • Nitrogen all through the air

      Nitrogen all through the air

    C1

    Smoking is Awesome

    11:45Smoking is Awesome
    • The remaining 5% are particles called tar and they contain the magic sauce: carbon or nitrogen compounds filled with nicotine.

      The remaining 5% are particles called tar and they contain the magic sauce: carbon or nitrogen compounds filled with nicotine.

    • The remaining 5% are particles called tar and they contain the magic source - carbon or nitrogen compounds filled with nicotine.

      The remaining 5% are particles called tar and they contain the magic source - carbon or nitrogen compounds filled with nicotine.

    B1

    What If the World Lost Oxygen for Five Seconds?

    03:12What If the World Lost Oxygen for Five Seconds?
    • with 78% being nitrogen.

      with 78% being nitrogen.

    B1

    Trion ICP / RIE Dry Etch - Standard Operating Procedures

    14:38Trion ICP / RIE Dry Etch - Standard Operating Procedures
    • We have oxygen and nitrogen gas that need to be turned on.

      We have oxygen and nitrogen gas that need to be turned on.

    • We have oxygen and nitrogen gas that need to be turned on.

      We have oxygen and nitrogen gas that need to be turned on.

    B1

    Could earthworms help transform the future of organic farming? - BBC World Service, CrowdScience

    26:48Could earthworms help transform the future of organic farming? - BBC World Service, CrowdScience
    • Well, by being active in the soil, what they do is that they increase the availability of nutrients, for instance, nitrogen.

      Well, by being active in the soil, what they do is that they increase the availability of nutrients, for instance, nitrogen.

    • Nitrogen is really essential for all living things, but also for plants.

      Nitrogen is really essential for all living things, but also for plants.

    A1

    The Planet Earth: Astronomy and Space for Kids - FreeSchool

    06:32The Planet Earth: Astronomy and Space for Kids - FreeSchool
    • It is mostly made of nitrogen and oxygen.

      It is mostly made of nitrogen and oxygen.

    • It is mostly made of nitrogen and oxygen.

      It is mostly made of nitrogen and oxygen.

    B1

    How American Cars Got So Bad

    17:49How American Cars Got So Bad
    • In the mid-century, the auto industry was relatively unregulated and vehicles were big, loud, and dirty, but legislation in the early 60s started to target air pollution and automobile safety through efforts like emission standards, which required automakers to cut hydrocarbon and oxides of nitrogen emissions by more than 50% by 1975, and essentially made the popular muscle cars of the 50s and 60s extinct.

      In the mid-century, the auto industry was relatively unregulated and vehicles were big, loud, and dirty, but legislation in the early 60s started to target air pollution and automobile safety through efforts like emission standards, which required automakers to cut hydrocarbon and oxides of nitrogen emissions by more than 50% by 1975, and essentially made the popular muscle cars of the 50s and 60s extinct.

    • But legislation in the early '60s started to target air pollution and automobile safety through efforts like emission standards, which required automakers to cut hydrocarbon and oxides of nitrogen emissions by more than 50% by 1975 and essentially made the popular muscle cars of the '50s and '60s extinct.

      But legislation in the early '60s started to target air pollution and automobile safety through efforts like emission standards, which required automakers to cut hydrocarbon and oxides of nitrogen emissions by more than 50% by 1975 and essentially made the popular muscle cars of the '50s and '60s extinct.

    B1

    It's time to replace urban delivery vans

    06:20It's time to replace urban delivery vans
    • Yep, that's a custom-built liquid nitrogen tank shaped like a human sperm.

      Yep, that's a custom-built liquid nitrogen tank shaped like a human sperm.

    • Yep, that's a custom-built liquid nitrogen tank shaped like a human sperm.

      Yep, that's a custom-built liquid nitrogen tank shaped like a human sperm.

    B1

    EMPTY OCEANS: Is The World Running Out Of Fish?

    17:00EMPTY OCEANS: Is The World Running Out Of Fish?
    • Livestock operations on land have caused or created more than 500 nitrogen-flooded dead zones around the world in our oceans, comprising more than 95,000 square miles of areas completely devoid of life.

      Livestock operations on land have caused or created more than 500 nitrogen-flooded dead zones around the world in our oceans, comprising more than 95,000 square miles of areas completely devoid of life.

    • land has caused – or created more than 500 nitrogen-flooded dead zones around

      land has caused – or created more than 500 nitrogen-flooded dead zones around

    B1