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dàn
  1. 1.nitrogen (chemistry)

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  1. 1.nitrogen
  2. 2.nitrogen gas

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 气 (“gas”) + abbreviated phonetic 淡 (dàn, “dilute”). From 淡 (dàn, “dilute”) in 淡氣/淡气 [19th c.], referring to nitrogen diluting oxygen in the air.

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