azoxybenzene

noun

az·​oxy·​benzene

ˌa(ˌ)zäksē,

ˌā- +

plural -s

: a yellow crystalline compound C₆H₅N(O)=NC₆H₅ formed by reduction of nitrobenzene and yielding azobenzene on further reduction

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary azoxy- + benzene

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