aza-

combining form

Definition of AZA-

: containing nitrogen in place of carbon and usually the divalent group NH for the group CH₂ or a single trivalent nitrogen atom for the group CH <azathioprine>

Variants of AZA-

aza- or az-

Origin of AZA-

International Scientific Vocabulary az- + -a-

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