Nitrogenous

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nitrogenous
       adj : of or relating to or containing nitrogen