Noun
der Stickstoff
Pronunciation: /ˈʃtɪkʃtɔf/
nitrogen
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Meanings
Noun
- nitrogen
Example sentence
Die Luft besteht hauptsächlich aus Sauerstoff und Stickstoff.
Air is mainly composed of nitrogen and oxygen.
Word forms
singular
der Stickstoff
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Stickstoff
Accusativeden Stickstoff
Dativedem Stickstoff
Genitivedes Stickstoffs
Stickstoff has no common plural.
Usage
- Stickstoff / N — Nitrogen, the chemical element with symbol N.
- Stickstoff / Sauerstoff — Nitrogen versus oxygen; two different gases in air.
Im Labor steht eine Flasche mit Stickstoff.
There is a cylinder of nitrogen in the laboratory.