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oʊ, ˈeɪ adjective Chemistry.
containing the azo group.
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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World English Dictionary
azo (ˈeɪzəʊ, ˈæ-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| See also diazo of, consisting of, or containing the divalent group -N:N-: an azo group or radical | |
| [independent use of | |
| 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 | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
azo-
1879, comb. form denoting the presence of nitrogen, from azote, the old term for "nitrogen," from Gk. a- "not, without" + zoion "a living being;" coined in Fr. by Lavoisier & de Morveau because living things cannot survive in the gas.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
azo- or az-
pref.
Containing a nitrogen group, especially one attached at both ends in a covalent bond to other groups: azole.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
azo  (āz'ō, ā'zō) Pronunciation Key
Containing two nitrogen atoms joined by a double bond, with each nitrogen atom attached to another group. |
| azo- or az-
A prefix that means "containing an azo group attached at both ends to other groups," as in the compound azobenzene. |
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
| AZO Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport |
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