azo compound

noun

an organic compound of the general formula R-N=N-R¹; they are often colored and are the basis of many synthetic dyes; a diazene

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Meanings

nounazo compound (plural azo compounds)

plural azo compounds

  1. chemistryan organic compound of the general formula R-N=N-R¹; they are often colored and are the basis of many synthetic dyes; a diazene

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 偶氮化物
  • 偶氮化物 (ǒudànhuàwù)organic compound
Finnish atsoyhdiste
  • atsoyhdisteorganic compound
German Azoverbindung
  • Azoverbindungorganic compound
Italian azocomposto
  • azocompostoorganic compound
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APA

azo compound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azo%20compound

MLA

“azo compound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azo%20compound. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “azo compound,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azo%20compound.

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