azalogue

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noun

A compound that is analogous to another, the only difference being that a carbon atom (normally a CH group) has been replaced with a nitrogen one

OriginEnglish aza- ← French azote ← Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) →
Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nounazalogue (plural azalogues)

plural azalogues

  1. chemistryA compound that is analogous to another, the only difference being that a carbon atom (normally a CH group) has been replaced with a nitrogen one

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  7. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  9. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  10. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  11. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  12. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  13. Frenchazote
  14. Englishazote
  15. Englishaza-
  16. Englishazalogue

From aza- + -logue.

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APA

azalogue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azalogue

MLA

“azalogue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azalogue. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “azalogue,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azalogue.

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