diazotize

American

[dahy-az-uh-tahyz] / daɪˈæz əˌtaɪz /

especially British, diazotise

verb (used with object)

Chemistry.

diazotized, diazotizing

to cause diazotization.

diazotize British

/ daɪˈeɪzəˌtaɪz /

verb

(tr) to cause (an aryl amine) to react with nitrous acid to produce a diazonium salt

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Other Word Forms

diazotizability noun
diazotizable adjective
diazotization noun

Etymology

Origin of diazotize

First recorded in 1885–90; di- ¹ + azote + -ize

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