azone

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noun

Any azo derivative of a ketone, but especially any of a family of aliphatic azo derivatives of cycloheptanone that are used to increase the permeability of skin in order to facilitate drug uptake

Scrabble 14

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nounazone (plural azones)

plural azones

  1. chemistryAny azo derivative of a ketone, but especially any of a family of aliphatic azo derivatives of cycloheptanone that are used to increase the permeability of skin in order to facilitate drug uptake

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