diazo

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adjective

Containing a pair of double bonded nitrogen atoms, typically directly attached to an aryl group.

“Some diazos are dyes.”

OriginEnglish azo ← Latin di- ← Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-) →
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Meanings

adjectivediazo (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryContaining a pair of double bonded nitrogen atoms, typically directly attached to an aryl group.
noundiazo (plural diazos)

plural diazos

  1. chemistryAny compound of this type.

    Some diazos are dyes.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Englishazo
  8. Englishdiazo

From di- + azo.

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Translations

Finnish diatso-
  • diatso-Translations
Persian دیآزو
  • دیآزو (di-âzo)Translations

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with diazo

azo
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Anagrams

azidoZadoi
Cite this entry
APA

diazo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diazo

MLA

“diazo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diazo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diazo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diazo.

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