azo

(az′ō, ā′zō)

adjective

pertaining to or containing the divalent radical N:N: azo dyes

Origin: < azote

Origin: < azote

See azo in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Containing a nitrogen group, especially N═N.

Origin:

Origin: From azo-

or az-

prefix

Containing a nitrogen group, especially one attached at both ends in a covalent bond to other groups: azole.

Origin:

Origin: From French azote, nitrogen

Origin: : Greek a-, not; see a-¹

Origin: + Greek zōē, life (from the fact that nitrogen does not support respiration); see g^wei- in Indo-European roots

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