AZO
azo
(adjective) relating to or containing the azo radical
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
azo (not comparable)
azote, nitrogen
Applied loosely to compounds having nitrogen variously combined, as in cyanides, nitrates, etc.
(organic chemistry) Now especially applied to compounds containing a two atom nitrogen group (-N=N-) uniting two hydrocarbon radicals, as in azobenzene etc.
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Noun
AZO (uncountable)
Initialism of aluminum-doped zinc oxide.
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Source: Wiktionary
Az"o-. Etym: [See Azote.] (Chem.)
Definition: A combining form of azote;
(a) Applied loosely to compounds having nitrogen variously combined,
as in cyanides, nitrates, etc.
(b) Now especially applied to compounds containing a two atom
nitrogen group uniting two hydrocarbon radicals, as in azobenzene,
azobenzoic, etc. These compounds furnish many artificial dyes. See
Diazo-.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition