Aza

Morpheme

Aza

Type

bound base

Denotation

chemical base denoting the replacement of a carbon atom with a nitrogen atom

Etymology

variant of Az(e), from azote (<a- + Zote>), from Ancient Greek a- + Zo + -ote

Evidence

azabicyclic, azabicyclic, azaborine, azacyclic, azacytosine, azacytosine, azadipeptide, azaerythromycin, azafluorene, azaguanine, azaheterocycle, azalignane, azalogue, azalogue, azamethonium, azanidazole, azaphilic, azapurine, azasteroid, azasterol, azatyrosine, azauridine, cefazaflur, deazapurine, diazafluorene, diazafluorene

See Also

Azot(e) [Azote, Azot], Az(e) [Aze, Az], Zo