'Nitrogenous' definitions:
Definition of 'nitrogenous'
From: WordNet
adjective
Of or relating to or containing nitrogen [syn: nitrogenous, nitrogen-bearing]
Definition of 'Nitrogenous'
From: GCIDE
- Nitrogenous \Ni*trog"e*nous\, a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, nitrogen; as, a nitrogenous principle; nitrogenous compounds. [1913 Webster]
- Nitrogenous foods. See 2d Note under Food, n., 1. [1913 Webster] Nitroglycerin