diazonium

[ dahy-uh-zoh-nee-uhm ]

adjectiveChemistry.

of or derived from a diazonium compound.

Origin of diazonium

1890–95; diaz- + -onium, as in ammonium

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How to use diazonium in a sentence

These iso-diazotates are formed much more readily when the aromatic nucleus in the diazonium salt contains negative radicals.
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Nitrous acid converts them, in acid solution, into diazonium salts.
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British Dictionary definitions for diazonium

diazonium

/ (ˌdaɪəˈzəʊnɪəm) /

noun

(modifier) of, consisting of, or containing the group, Ar-N:N-, where Ar is an aryl group: diazonium group or radical; a diazonium compound

Origin of diazonium

C19: diazo + (amm) onium

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