A type of chemical compound formed when an imine group (containing nitrogen and carbon) is combined with an azo group (two nitrogen atoms bonded together).
From 'azo-' (from German Azofarbstoffe, azo dyes) + 'imine' (from Latin imago, image, referring to the chemical structure's appearance). The term emerged in 19th-century organic chemistry as scientists classified new nitrogen-containing compounds.
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