azotize, v.
(ˈæzətaɪz)
[f. azote + -ize.]
To nitrogenize; hence, to deprive of oxygen, leaving nitrogen only. ˈazotized ppl. a., nitrogenous, containing nitrogen.
| 1804 Edin. Rev. III. 421 What was formerly called..deoxygenating the system these writers term azotising. 1819 Brande Chem., Belonging to the class of azotized basic bodies..[are] tea and coffee. 1859 Carpenter Anim. Phys. vii, The Kidneys..throw off the azotized compounds which result from the decomposition of the tissues. |