azo-

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

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Also especially before a vowel, az-.

Origin of azo-

< Greek ázō(os) without life, equivalent to a- a-6 + zō- zo-

Words nearby azo-

azlon, aznar, azo, azo dye, azo group, azo-, azobenzene, azof, azoic, azoic dye, azoimide
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British Dictionary definitions for azo-

azo-

before a vowel az-

combining form

indicating the presence of an azo groupazobenzene

Word Origin for azo-

from French azote nitrogen, from Greek azōos lifeless, from a- 1 + zōē life
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Medical definitions for azo-

azo-

pref.

Containing a nitrogen group, especially one attached at both ends in a covalent bond to other groups:azole.
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Scientific definitions for azo-

azo-
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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