azo
containing the azo group.
Origin of azo
1Other definitions for azo- (2 of 2)
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- Also especially before a vowel, az-.
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How to use azo in a sentence
If a pink to violet-red coloration is produced in a short time the presence of an azo-color is indicated.
Detection of the Common Food Adulterants | Edwin M. BruceIf an azo-color was used to color the milk this curd will be pink, but the curd of normal milk will be white or yellowish.
Detection of the Common Food Adulterants | Edwin M. Bruce(d) Two series of azo dyes of selenium have been prepared and have been shown to possess a marked tinctorial value.
azo gained a great reputation as a professor, and numbered amongst his pupils Accursius and Jacobus Balduinus.
azo-dinaphthyl diamine is recognized by its peculiar orange cast, and is turned by hydrochloric acid to a dull, dirty violet.
British Dictionary definitions for azo (1 of 2)
/ (ˈeɪzəʊ, ˈæ-) /
of, consisting of, or containing the divalent group -N:N-: an azo group or radical See also diazo
Origin of azo
1British Dictionary definitions for azo- (2 of 2)
indicating the presence of an azo group: azobenzene
Origin of azo-
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for azo (1 of 2)
[ ăz′ō, ā′zō ]
Containing two nitrogen atoms joined by a double bond, with each nitrogen atom attached to another group.
Scientific definitions for azo- (2 of 2)
A prefix that means containing an azo group attached at both ends to other groups, as in the compound azobenzene.
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