a combining form used in the formation of compound words, especially names of chemical compounds containing nitrogen or the azo group: azobenzene.
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Also especially before a vowel, az-.
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British Dictionary definitions for azo-
before a vowel az-
indicating the presence of an azo groupazobenzene
Word Origin for azo-
from French azote nitrogen, from Greek azōos lifeless, from a- 1 + zōē life
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Medical definitions for azo-
Containing a nitrogen group, especially one attached at both ends in a covalent bond to other groups:azole.
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Scientific definitions for azo-
A prefix that means containing an azo group attached at both ends to other groups, as in the compound azobenzene.
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