az -abbr
- azimuth
- azure
AZ -abbr
- Arizona
az- -comb form
- containing nitrogen esp. as the divalent group NN
aza- -comb form
- containing nitrogen in place of carbon and usu. the divalent group NH for the group CH 2or a single trivalent nitrogen atom for the group CH
aza·lea [ə-'zāl-yə] -n
- any of a subgenus ( Azalea) of rhododendrons with funnel-shaped corollas and usu. deciduous leaves including many species and hybrid forms cultivated as ornamentals
aza·thi·o·prine [,a-zə-'thī-ə-,prēn] -n
- a purine antimetabolite C 9H 7N 7O 2S used esp. as an immunosuppressant
Aza·zel [ə-'zā-zəl, 'a-zə-,zel] -n
- an evil spirit of the wilderness to which a scapegoat was sent by the ancient Hebrews in a ritual of atonement
azeo·trope ['ā-zē-ə-,trōp] -n
- a liquid mixture that is characterized by a constant minimum or maximum boiling point which is lower or higher than that of any of the components
Azer·bai·ja·ni [,a-zər-,bī-'jä-nē, ,ä-] -n, adj
- a member of a Turkic-speaking people of Azerbaijan and northwest Iran
- the Turkic language of the Azerbaijanis
Azeri [ə-'ze-rē, -'zer-ē; 'ä-zə-rē] -n
- azerbaijani
azide ['ā-,zīd, 'a-] -n
- a compound containing the group N 3combined with an element or radical
az·i·do ['a-zə-(,)dō] -adj
- relating to or containing the monovalent group N 3 often used in combination
az·i·do·thy·mi·dine [ə-,zi-dō-'thī-mə-,dēn] -n
- azt
az·i·muth ['az-məth, 'a-zə-] -n, adj, adv
- an arc of the horizon measured between a fixed point (as true north) and the vertical circle passing through the center of an object usu. in astronomy and navigation clockwise from the north point through 360 degrees
- horizontal direction expressed as the angular distance between the direction of a fixed point (as the observer's heading) and the direction of the object
azimuthal equidistant projection -n
- a map projection of the surface of the earth so centered at any given point that a straight line radiating from the center to any other point represents the shortest distance and can be measured to scale
azine ['ā-,zēn, 'a-] -n
- a compound of the general formula RCHNNCHR or R 2CNNCR 2formed by the action of hydrazine on aldehydes or ketones
azo ['ā-(,)zō, 'a-] -adj
- relating to or containing the divalent group NN united at both ends to carbon
azo dye -n
- any of numerous dyes containing azo groups
azo·ic [(,)ā-'zō-ik] -adj
- having no living beings
- of or relating to the part of geologic time that antedates life
azole ['ā-,zōl, 'a-] -n
- any of numerous compounds characterized by a 5-membered ring containing at least one nitrogen atom
azon·al [(,)ā-'zō-nᵊl] -adj
- of, relating to, or being a soil or a major group of soils lacking well-developed horizons often because of immaturity
azo·o·sper·mia [(,)ā-,zō-ə-'spər-mē-ə] -n
- absence of spermatozoa from the seminal fluid
azo·te·mia [,ā-zō-'tē-mē-ə] -n, adj
- an excess of urea or other nitrogenous wastes in the blood as a result of kidney insufficiency
az·oth ['a-,zȯth] -n
- mercury regarded by alchemists as the first principle of metals
- the universal remedy of Paracelsus
azo·to·bac·ter [ā-'zō-tə-,bak-tər] -n
- any of a genus ( Azotobacter) of large rod-shaped or spherical bacteria occurring in soil and sewage and fixing atmospheric nitrogen
azo·tu·ria [,ā-zō-'tu̇r-ē-ə, -'tyu̇r-] -n
- an abnormal condition of horses characterized by muscle damage esp. to the hindquarters and dark-colored urine containing nitrogenous substances from muscle tissue breakdown
AZT [,ā-(,)zē-'tē] -n
- an antiviral drug C 10H 13N 5O 4that inhibits replication of some retroviruses (as HIV) and is used to treat AIDS called also azidothymidine, zidovudine
Az·tec ['az-,tek] -n, adj
- a member of a Nahuatl-speaking people that founded the Mexican empire conquered by Cortes in 1519
- a member of any people under Aztec influence
- nahuatl
azuki [ad-'zü-kē] -n
(variant of adzuki)
- adzuki bean
azu·le·jo [,ä-sü-'lā-(,)hō, -zü-, -thü-] -n
- a glazed usu. blue ceramic tile orig. of Portugal and Spain
azure ['a-zhər] -n, adj
- lapis lazuli
- the blue color of the clear sky
- the heraldic color blue
- the unclouded sky
azur·ite ['a-zhə-,rīt] -n
- a mineral that consists of blue basic carbonate of copper and is a minor copper ore
- a semiprecious stone derived from azurite
azy·gos [ā-'zī-gəs] -n
- an azygos anatomical part
- not being one of a pair : single