aza

See also: aza-, -aza, and āža

English

Noun

aza (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) Used attributively for a nitrogen atom substituted for a carbon atom within a ring
   • 2003, Heinrich Zollinger, Color Chemistry [1], ISBN 3906390233, page 73:

     "However, aza N-atoms (~N=) have to be counted, if they replace methine groups in the chain."

Derived terms

• aziridine

Anagrams

• zaa

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Galician

Etymology

Borrowing from Portuguese asa (“wing, handle”), from Vulgar Latin asa, from Latin ansa (“handle”). Compare the doublet asa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.θa/

Noun

aza f (plural azas)

1. (proscribed) Synonym of á (wing)
   • 1955, Celso Emilio Ferreiro, O soño sulagado, Akal editor, page 40:

     e nós, os homes, nunca tivemos azas.

     and we men never had wings.

Related terms

• asa

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Japanese

Romanization

aza

1. Rōmaji transcription of あざ

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Portuguese

Noun

aza f (plural azas)

1. Obsolete spelling of asa