azo

[ az-oh, ey-zoh ]

adjectiveChemistry.
  1. containing the azo group.

Origin of azo

1
First recorded in 1875–80; independent use of azo-

Other definitions for azo- (2 of 2)

azo-

  1. a combining form used in the formation of compound words, especially names of chemical compounds containing nitrogen or the azo group: azobenzene.

Origin of azo-

2
<Greek ázō(os) without life, equivalent to a-a-6 + zō-zo-
  • Also especially before a vowel, az-.

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British Dictionary definitions for azo (1 of 2)

azo

/ (ˈeɪzəʊ, ˈæ-) /


adjective
  1. of, consisting of, or containing the divalent group -N:N-: an azo group or radical See also diazo

Origin of azo

1
independent use of azo-

British Dictionary definitions for azo- (2 of 2)

azo-

combining form
  1. indicating the presence of an azo group: azobenzene

Origin of azo-

2
from French azote nitrogen, from Greek azōos lifeless, from a- 1 + zōē life

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Scientific definitions for azo (1 of 2)

azo

[ ăzō, ā ]


  1. Containing two nitrogen atoms joined by a double bond, with each nitrogen atom attached to another group.

Scientific definitions for azo- (2 of 2)

azo-

  1. A prefix that means “containing an azo group attached at both ends to other groups,” as in the compound azobenzene.

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