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AZO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does azo mean?
• AZO (adjective)
The adjective AZO has 1 sense:
1. relating to or containing the azo radical
Familiarity information: AZO used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or containing the azo radical
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
azo group (the bivalent group -N=N- united to two hydrocarbon groups)
Context examples
A yellowish to pinkish colored, synthetic leaflet material. p-Chloro-o-toluidine is used in industry in the manufacture of azo dyes and is used in the production of the pesticide chlordimeform.
(p-Chloro-o-toluidine, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic organic azo dye used mainly in experimental research, carcinogenic o-Aminoazotoluene induces hepatomas, lung tumors, bladder tumors, and lung hemangioendotheliomas in animals when administered in the diet.
(o-Aminoazotoluene, NCI Thesaurus)
A Benzidine-based azo dye that is metabolized to free Benzidine in vivo.
(CI Direct Black 38, NCI Thesaurus)
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