azo-
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azo-
or az-pref.
Containing a nitrogen group, especially one attached at both ends in a covalent bond to other groups: azole.
[From French azote, nitrogen : Greek a-, not; see a-1 + Greek zōē, life (from the fact that nitrogen does not support respiration); see gwei- in Indo-European roots.]
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azo-
or before a vowelaz-
combining form
indicating the presence of an azo group: azobenzene.
[from French azote nitrogen, from Greek azōos lifeless, from a-1 + zōē life]
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az•o
(ˈæz oʊ, ˈeɪ zoʊ)adj.
pertaining to or containing the bivalent group −N=N− united to two aromatic groups.
[1875–80; < azo-]
azo-
a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds containing nitrogen or the azo group.
[comb. form representing azote]
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