Containing nitrogen or relating to azo compounds (molecules with two nitrogen atoms bonded together); also used in geology to describe the oldest rocks formed before life existed.
From 'azo-' (nitrogen-nitrogen bonds) + Greek '-ic' (relating to). In geology, from Greek 'a-' (without) + 'zoic' (life), meaning lifeless—used for the Azoic eon before fossils appeared.
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