azo

Meaning

1. (not-comparable) azote, nitrogen
2. (not-comparable) Applied loosely to compounds having nitrogen variously combined, as in cyanides, nitrates, etc.
3. (not-comparable) Now especially applied to compounds containing a two atom nitrogen group (-N=N-) uniting two hydrocarbon radicals, as in azobenzene etc.

Synonyms

azoic

azotic

nitrogenous

nitrous