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Azo-  pref.  (Chem.) 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-.





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