nitridizingadj.
/ˈnʌɪtrᵻdʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnaɪtrəˌdaɪzɪŋ/ Chemistry. rare.
That brings about nitridation. Chiefly in nitridizing agent.
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nitridizing1911
nitrided1928
1911 A. W. Browne & T. W. B. Welsh in Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 33 1728 In case the hydrogen pernitrides in liquid ammonia possess properties similar to those of hydrogen peroxide in aqueous solution it is to be expected that under proper conditions they should act in a sense as oxidizing agents, or more strictly as nitridizing agents.
1930 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 52 2430 Mercuric nitride and bismuth nitride have been shown to have the properties of nitridizing agents.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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