diazo-

¹ American  

Chemistry.

1. a combining form with the meaning “diazo group,” used in the formation of compound words.

   diazomethane.

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diazo ² American  

[dahy-az-oh, -ey-zoh] / daɪˈæz oʊ, -ˈeɪ zoʊ /

adjective

Chemistry.

1. containing the diazo group.

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diazo British  

/ daɪˈeɪzəʊ /

adjective

1. of, consisting of, or containing the divalent group, =N:N, or the divalent group, -N:N- See also azo

   diazo compound

2. Also: dyeline.  of or relating to the reproduction of documents using the bleaching action of ultraviolet radiation on diazonium salts

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noun

1. a document produced by this method

Etymology

Origin of diazo-¹

di- ¹ + azo-

Origin of diazo¹

First recorded in 1855–60; independent use of diazo-

Example Sentences

So I think the room where they kept the diazo machine became like my studio.

From New York Times

Bichromates, although containing much available oxygen, form but feeble explosive mixtures, but some compounds of chromic acid with diazo compounds and some acetylides are extremely powerful as well as sensitive.

From Project Gutenberg

For this purpose it is usually only necessary to prepare a solution containing the diazo compound.

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The same coloured precipitates are produced upon the cotton fibre if the material is first impregnated with an alkaline solution of the phenol, then dried and passed into a cold solution of the diazo solution.

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These compounds may be divided into two classes, namely, the true diazo compounds, characterized by the grouping −N = N−, and the diazonium compounds, characterized by the grouping N ∶ N <.

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