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Definition of: diazo
(dī·az′ō, dī·ā′zō) adjective Chem.
Pertaining to or designating any of a group of very reactive compounds in which two nitrogen atoms are united to a hydrocarbon radical: used in dyestuff manufacture. In compounds, diazo- or, before vowels, diaz-, as in diazomethane, diazine. [<DI-2 + AZO(TE)]
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