Jump To:

• diazo
  diazo

  adjective

  containing the diazo group.
• diazo-
  diazo-

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

diazo

¹ American  

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

adjective

Chemistry.

1. containing the diazo group.

---

diazo- ² American  

Chemistry.

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

   diazomethane.

---

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

---

noun

1. a document produced by this method

Etymology

Origin of diazo¹

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

Origin of diazo-²

di- ¹ + azo-

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

diazo

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

From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2020

Instead, a strip of cellophane is thoroughly impregnated with a mixture of "diazo" compounds which are closely related to dyes, but are only a faint yellow in color.

From Time Magazine Archive

Wherever light strikes, the diazo compounds are quickly and effectively bleached.

From Time Magazine Archive

The diazo solution is prepared by dissolving p-aminophenol or its hydrochloric in a little dilute hydrochloric acid, cooling in ice and carefully diazotising in the cold till a slight excess of nitrous acid is present.

From Synthetic Tannins by Georg Grasser

Somewhat later, they found that it could be prepared from diazobenzene imide, provided a nitro group were present in the ortho or para position to the diazo group.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---