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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