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(ā'zo, az'ō),

Prefix denoting the presence in a molecule of the group ΞC-N=N-CΞ. Compare: diazo-.

[Fr. azote, name for nitrogen proposed by Antoine Laurent Lavoisier]

Prefix denoting the presence in a molecule of the group ≡C-N=N-C≡.
Compare: diazo-

[Fr. azote, name for nitrogen proposed by Antoine Laurent Lavoisier]

, az- [Gr. azotos, lifeless]

Prefix indicating the presence of -N:N- group in a chemical structure. This group is usually connected at both ends to carbon atoms.