ázoos
21azoic — [ə zō′ik, āzō′ik] adj. [Gr azōos (< a , without + zōē, life: see BIO ) + IC] 1. without any life [an azoic ecological zone] 2. [usually A ] designating or of the earliest part of the Archean Eon, when there was no life on earth …
22azoic — adj. 1 having no trace of life. 2 Geol. (of an age etc.) having left no organic remains. Etymology: Gk azoos without life …
23azo- — prefix Chem. containing two adjacent nitrogen atoms between carbon atoms. Etymology: F azote nitrogen f. Gk azoos without life …
24A|zo|ic — «uh ZOH ihk», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the oldest geological era, when the earth had its very beginning, characterized by the absence of living things. 2. the rocks formed in this era. –adj. of this era or these rocks. ╂[Greek ázōos (< ā… …
25a|zo|o|sper|mi|a — «ay ZOH uh SPUR mee uh», noun. absence of spermatozoa in the semen. ╂[< Greek ázōos lifeless + spérma seed] …
