az-
1.
variant of
azo-
, especially before a vowel:
azine.
British Dictionary definitions for
az-
aza-
combining form
1.
denoting the presence of nitrogen, esp a nitrogen atom in place of a -CH group or an -NH group in place of a -CH
2
group:
azathioprine
Word Origin
C20: from
az
(
o
)
-
+
-a-
azo-
combining form
1.
indicating the presence of an azo group:
azobenzene
Word Origin
from French
azote
nitrogen, from Greek
azōos
lifeless, from
a-
1
+
zōē
life
az-
in Science
azo- or az-
A prefix that means "containing an azo group attached at both ends to other groups," as in the compound
azobenzene.