azaleas
-of azalea

azarole
-the neapolitan medlar (crataegus azarolus), a shrub of southern europe; also, its fruit.

azedarach
-a handsome asiatic tree (melia azedarach), common in the southern united states;
-- called also, pride of india, pride of china, and bead tree.
-the bark of the roots of the azedarach, used as a cathartic and emetic.

azimuth
-the quadrant of an azimuth circle.
-an arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object; as, the azimuth of a star; the azimuth or bearing of a line surveying.

azimuthal
-of or pertaining to the azimuth; in a horizontal circle.

azo
-
-a combining form of azote
-applied loosely to compounds having nitrogen variously combined, as in cyanides, nitrates, etc.
-now especially applied to compounds containing a two atom nitrogen group uniting two hydrocarbon radicals, as in azobenzene, azobenzoic, etc. these compounds furnish many artificial dyes. see diazo
-.

azobenzene
-a substance (c6h5.n2.c6h5) derived from nitrobenzene, forming orange red crystals which are easily fusible.

azoic
-destitute of any vestige of organic life, or at least of animal life; anterior to the existence of animal life; formed when there was no animal life on the globe; as, the azoic. rocks.

azoleic
-pertaining to an acid produced by treating oleic with nitric acid.

azonic
-confined to no zone or region; not local.

azorian
-of or pertaining to the azores.
-a native of the azores.

azote
-same as nitrogen.

azoth
-the first principle of metals, i. e., mercury, which was formerly supposed to exist in all metals, and to be extractable from them.
-the universal remedy of paracelsus.

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

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

azotize
-to impregnate with azote, or nitrogen; to nitrogenize.

azotized
-of azotize

azotizing
-of azotize

azotometer
-an apparatus for measuring or determining the proportion of nitrogen; a nitrometer.

azotous
-nitrous; as, azotous acid.

aztec
-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.
-one of the aztec race or people.

azure
-sky
-blue; resembling the clear blue color of the unclouded sky; cerulean; also, cloudless.
-the lapis lazuli.
-the clear blue color of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this color.
-the blue vault above; the unclouded sky.
-a blue color, represented in engraving by horizontal parallel lines.
-to color blue.

azured
-of an azure color; sky
-blue.

azureous
-of a fine blue color; azure.

azurine
-azure.
-the blue roach of europe (leuciscus caeruleus);
-- so called from its color.

azurite
-blue carbonate of copper; blue malachite.

azurn
-azure.

azygous
-odd; having no fellow; not one of a pair; single; as, the azygous muscle of the uvula.

azym
-alt. of azyme

azyme
-unleavened bread.

azymic
-azymous.

azymite
-one who administered the eucharist with unleavened bread;
-- a name of reproach given by those of the greek church to the latins.

azymous
-unleavened; unfermented.