diazoic acid

noun

di·​a·​zo·​ic acid

¦dīə¦zōik-

: any of a class of acids containing a diazo group united with hydroxyl

especially : an aromatic acid of the general formula ArN=NOH (as benzene-diazoic acid C₆H₅N=NOH) obtained in the form of salts by treating a diazonium chloride with alkali

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary diaz- + -ic

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