azo-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Containing nitrogen especially as the divalent group N=N.
  2. Containing aluminum-doped zinc oxide.

Pronunciation

/eɪ.zə(ʊ)/ /æz.oʊ/ /æz.ə/

Word forms

azo- az-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti Proto-Hellenic *gʷyṓw-ō Proto-Hellenic *ďṓwō Ancient Greek ζώω (zṓō) Ancient Greek ζῶ (zô) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) French azotebor. English azote English azo- From azote (“nitrogen”)

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azo
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