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a⋅zo⋅ic

1  [uh-zoh-ik, ey-]
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–adjective Geology.
(formerly) noting or pertaining to the Precambrian Era, esp. that part formerly believed to precede the first appearance of life; Archean.
Compare Eozoic.

Origin:
1840–50; < Gk ázō(os) lifeless (see azo- ) + -ic

a⋅zo⋅ic

2  [a-zoh-ik]
–adjective
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the azo group.
Origin:
azo- + -ic
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a·zo·ic   (ā-zō'ĭk)   
adj.  Of or relating to geologic periods that precede the appearance of life.
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azoic a·zo·ic (ā-zō'ĭk)
adj.
Containing no living things; lacking organic life.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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