azoxy, a.
(ˈæzɒksɪ)
[f. azote + oxygen.]
Defining a compound consisting of an azo-group into which an oxygen atom has been introduced.
| 1873 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. XXVI. 1028 Azoxybenzene is obtained when a solution of azobenzene in acetic acid is heated with chromic anhydride. 1894 Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 245 Very interesting in point of fastness to light are the azoxy colours. 1964 N. G. Clark Mod. Org. Chem. xx. 404 In the presence of bases, nitrosobenzene reacts with N-phenylhydroxylamine to give a ‘bimolecular’ compound, azoxybenzene. |