| azo- or (before a vowel) az- | |
| —combining form | |
| indicating the presence of an azo group: azobenzene | |
| [from French azote nitrogen, from Greek azōos lifeless, from | |
| az- or (before a vowel) az- | |
| —combining form | |
| [from French azote nitrogen, from Greek azōos lifeless, from | |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
azo- or az-
pref.
Containing a nitrogen group, especially one attached at both ends in a covalent bond to other groups: azole.
| azo- or az-
A prefix that means "containing an azo group attached at both ends to other groups," as in the compound azobenzene. |