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azoic
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a·zo·ic
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/
əˈzoʊ
ɪk, eɪ-
/
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uh
-
zoh
-ik, ey-
]
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adjective
Geology
.
(formerly) noting or pertaining to the Precambrian Era, especially that part formerly believed to precede the first appearance of life; Archean.
Compare
Eozoic
.
Origin:
1840–50;
<
Greek
ázō
(
os
) lifeless (see
azo-
) +
-ic
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a·zo·ic
2
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ɪk
/
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a-
zoh
-ik
]
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adjective
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the azo group.
Origin:
azo-
+
-ic
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World English Dictionary
azoic
(əˈzəʊɪk, eɪ-)
—
adj
without life; characteristic of the ages that have left no evidence of life in the form of organic remains
[C19: from Greek
azōos
lifeless; see
azo-
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
azoic
a·zo·ic (ā-zō'ĭk)
adj.
Containing no living things; lacking organic life.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Example sentences
The organic-rich muds deposited in the sea were preserved in the anaerobic,
azoic
conditions that resulted.
Azoic
coupling components react with diazonium salts in the dye bath or on the fibers to form dyes.
Azoic
dyes, are insoluble pigments anchored within the fiber by padding with a soluble coupling compound, usually naphthol.
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