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Back formation from septic acid (nitric acid), so named because nitrogen appeared to be the cause of putrefaction.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: nitrogen Full definition →
Today it means: nitrogen Full definition →
Back formation from septic acid (nitric acid), so named because nitrogen appeared to be the cause of putrefaction.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.