DIAZOTIZE

diazotize

(verb) convert (an amine) into a diazo compound

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

diazotize (third-person singular simple present diazotizes, present participle diazotizing, simple past and past participle diazotized)

(intransitive) To undergo diazotization.

Source: Wiktionary


Di*az"o*tize, v. t. (Chem.)

Definition: To subject to such reactions or processes that diazo compounds, or their derivatives, shall be produced by chemical exchange or substitution.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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