azo

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈeɪzəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(az′ō, ā′zō)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
az•o  (az′ō, ā′zō),USA pronunciation adj. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistrycontaining the azo group.
  • independent use of azo- 1875–80

azo-, 
  1. Chemistrya combining form used in the formation of compound words, esp. names of chemical compounds containing nitrogen or the azo group:azobenzene.Also,[esp. before a vowel,] az-. 
  • Greek ázō(os) without life, equivalent. to a- a-6 + zō- zo-

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
azo / ˈeɪzəʊ ˈæ-/
  1. of, consisting of, or containing the divalent group -N:N-: an azo group or radical
    See also diazo
Etymology: independent use of azo-
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
azo-, (before a vowel)az-
  1. indicating the presence of an azo group: azobenzene
Etymology: from azote
'azo' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
AZ - Congo color - Metazoa - agio - amaranth - azo dye - azo group - azo radical - azo- - azobenzene - azoic - azoic dye - azoimide - azophenylene - benzidine - beta-naphthylamine - borazon - chromophore - crocein - diazepam - diazo - diazonium salt - grimace - hydrazine - phenazopyridine - phenylbutazone - picramic acid - tartrazine - trazodone - tropaeolin

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