{Nitrogenous foods}. See 2d Note under {Food}, n., 1. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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