Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Containing a nitrogen group, especially N=N.
Wiktionary
- adj. azote, nitrogen
- adj. Applied loosely to compounds having nitrogen variously combined, as in cyanides, nitrates, etc.
- adj. Now especially applied to compounds containing a two atom nitrogen group (-N=N-) uniting two hydrocarbon radicals, as in azobenzene etc.
Etymologies
- From azo-. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Those include Sunset Yellow and red Ponceau 4R, the so-called azo dyes that give Irn-Bru its hyper-orange sheen.”
The Wall Street Journal: It Isn't Iron and It Isn't Brewed, But Irn-Bru Hews to Its Orange Hue
“A large number of the dyes prepared from coal tar are called azo colours, such for instance are the Biebrich and Croceine scarlets and oranges, Naphthol black, Congo red, etc., just to name a few.”
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student
“(called azo dyes) must be labeled not only with the relevant E number, but also with the words”
“Malagasy · Mitondra VIH mamaham-bolongana: Mbola azo atao ny mitia”
Global Voices in English » Blogging with HIV: “Love is still possible”
“And with Junge and Green, she discovered the azo-dye coupling reaction.”
“The company uses natural minerals and enzymes in their dying process and does not use chemicals like chlorine bleach, formaldehyde or azo.”
“Reductions can occur across nitrogen-nitrogen double bonds (azo reduction) or on nitro groups (NO2).”
“Listed are several of the reducing reactions. azo reduction dehalogenation disulfide reduction nitro reduction”
“Many azo pigments are illegal in cosmetics in Europe because they can break down into cancer-causing compounds, which may be absorbed into the skin.”
Consumer Reports: Teen tattoos: Easy to get, easier to regret
“Tattoo inks frequently consist of azo pigments that not only contain multiple impurities but also are manufactured for use as printing inks and for automobile paint.”
Consumer Reports: Teen tattoos: Easy to get, easier to regret
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘azo’.
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3-Letter Scrabble Words Which Do Not ...
A list of 3-letter words which cannot be formed by adding a letter to a 2-letter word (see Ken Clark's word lists found at http://www.seattlescrab...
fiz, fix, fir, fig, fie, fib, eve, eke, egg, eek, ecu, ebb and 225 more...
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Palabras de 3 letras en Español.
¡La única lista que también incluye flexiónes verbales y pluralizaciones! Ayúdame a encontrarlas todas.
(Por ser una lista para Scrabble, los dígrafos ll, rr, y ch valen como una sola ...aba, aca, aga, ahe, ahi, aho, aja, aje, aji, ajo, ala, ale and 427 more...
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3-letter Scrabble Words
aah, aal, aas, aba, abo, abs, aby, ace, act, add, ado, ads and 995 more...
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Unusual words for Words With Friends
A list of words that WWF recognizes as valid - most are unusual words; some are simply high-scoring.
botel, slipe, jeu, chub, chubs, cote, mure, tittle, dev, loo, hoke, helo and 357 more...
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wiredweird's Words
cubane, diyne, logit, cnidoblast, fid, witling, probit, nullipara, menstruum, scrotal, carbonium, amitotic and 107 more...
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Professional Scrabble Lexicon (TWL)
A myriad of game-changing words every Scrabble addict must have in his arsenal.
Keep in mind that these are all tried-and-true feasibly playable words selected for their handiness, i.e...paragon, pignora, ganef, suttee, origan, ohia, aioli, abasement, lehr, mho, tallow, harelike and 843 more...
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Permutations
There are 17576 different sequences of three letters (26 x 26 x 26). How many of them occur in words? General rules of engagement: mononyms only, lower case preferred to upper case, short preferred...
aaargh, niqaabi, Isaac, raad, baaed, haaf, laager, aah, kamaaina, Naajaat, aak, aalii and 637 more...
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Scrabble words
xi, qat, naw, pyx, xu, qaid, vare, zebu, suq, zo, za, sez and 37 more...
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scrabble words
good weird words to use hard letters and lots of vowels
qoph, chivy, dipt, dey, penes, vineal, jai, gravid, zill, swale, ataxy, simar and 23 more...
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"Z" Words
Scrabble List
zyme, zori, zoos, zoon, zoom, zonk, zone, zoic, zoea, zits, ziti, zing and 76 more...
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jqz words
Tweets
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