pnictogen

发音

UK /ˈpnɪktə(ʊ)d͡ʒən/
US /ˈnɪktəd͡ʒən/

词形变化

pnictogens 复数 pnictogens

别名

pnicogen

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any element from group 15 of the periodic table, which includes nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony and bismuth.

    化学

词源

From Ancient Greek πνικτός (pniktós) + -gen. The first element derives from Ancient Greek πνίγω (pnígō, “to choke, to stifle”) (a property of nitrogen), which is ultimately Pre-Greek. By surface analysis, pnicto- + -gen.

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