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Azoleic (a.)

Pertaining to an acid produced by treating oleic with nitric acid.

Azonic (a.)

Confined to no zone or region; not local.

Azorian (a.)

Of or pertaining to the Azores.

Azorian (n.)

A native of the Azores.

Azote (n.)

Same as Nitrogen.

Azoth (n.)

The first principle of metals, i. e., mercury, which was formerly supposed to exist in all metals, and to be extractable from them.

Azoth (n.)

The universal remedy of Paracelsus.

Azotic (a.)

Pertaining to azote, or nitrogen; formed or consisting of azote; nitric; as, azotic gas; azotic acid.

Azotite (n.)

A salt formed by the combination of azotous, or nitrous, acid with a base; a nitrite.

Azotize (v. t.)

To impregnate with azote, or nitrogen; to nitrogenize.

Azotized (imp. & p. p.)

of Azotize

Azotizing (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Azotize

Azotometer (n.)

An apparatus for measuring or determining the proportion of nitrogen; a nitrometer.

Azotous (a.)

Nitrous; as, azotous acid.

Aztec (n.)

One of the Aztec race or people.

Aztec (a.)

Of or relating to one of the early races in Mexico that inhabited the great plateau of that country at the time of the Spanish conquest in 1519.

Azure (v. t.)

To color blue.

Azure (n.)

The blue vault above; the unclouded sky.

Azure (n.)

A blue color, represented in engraving by horizontal parallel lines.

Azure (n.)

The lapis lazuli.