Azo

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æzəʊ

Full definition of azo

Adjective

1. azote, nitrogen
2. Applied loosely to compounds having nitrogen variously combined, as in cyanides, nitrates, etc.
3. Now especially applied to compounds containing a two atom nitrogen group (-N=N-) uniting two hydrocarbon radicals, as in azobenzene etc.

Derived terms

• azo colour
• azo compound
• azo dye
• diazo

Related terms

• azo-

Anagrams

• zoa