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Definition of "diazo" []

  • Relating to or containing a pair of bonded nitrogen atoms, one of which is also bonded to an aromatic hydrocarbon. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "diazo" in a sentence
  • "By the action of nitrous acid upon the salts of the primary organic amines the so-called diazo compounds are formed."
  • "By the action of nitrous acid upon amido-azo bodies a group of bodies called diazo-azo compounds are obtained which contain the group N: N twice over, thus: --"
  • "When these amido bodies are treated with sodium nitrite and hydrochloric acid they undergo a chemical change, the feature of which is that the nitrogen atoms present in the amido compound and in the nitrite unite together and a new compound is produced which is called a diazo compound, and the operation is called "diazotisation"."
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