DIAZOTIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does diazotize mean? 

• DIAZOTIZE (verb)
  The verb DIAZOTIZE has 1 sense:

1. convert (an amine) into a diazo compound

  Familiarity information: DIAZOTIZE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIAZOTIZE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they diazotize    ... he / she / it diazotizes   
Past simple: diazotized   
Past participle: diazotized   
-ing form: diazotizing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Convert (an amine) into a diazo compound

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "diazotize" is one way to...):

convert (change the nature, purpose, or function of something)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

 Context examples 

A dye consisting of a diazotized benzidine nucleus that can have a wide variety of colors depending on the chemical groups attached at the diazo linkages.

(Benzidine Containing Dye, NCI Thesaurus)