/az'oh ben"zeen, -ben zeen", ay'zoh-/ , n. Chem.
an orange-red, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 12 H 10 N 2 , obtained from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes and as an insecticide. Also called benzeneazobenzene .
[ AZO- + BENZENE ]