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2. Prefix. (organic chemistry) Having a bivalent azo group (-N=N-) as a substituent ¹

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Medical Definition of Azo-

1. A combining form of azote. Applied loosely to compounds having nitrogen variously combined, as in cyanides, nitrates, etc. 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-. See: Azote. (29 Oct 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Azo-

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