Etymology

nitriding

N1I1T1R1I1D2I1N1G2

Today it means: A method of case hardening steel by the surface absorption of nitrogen by heating with ammonia. Full definition →

English nitride ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← French nitrogène
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  1. Egyptiannṯr
  2. Egyptiannṯrj
  3. Ancient Greekνίτρον (nítron)
  4. Latinnitrum
  5. Frenchnitre
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  8. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  9. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  10. Frenchnitrogène
  11. Englishnitr(ogen)
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  13. Englishnitride
  14. English todaynitriding

From nitride + -ing.

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