azoto-, azot- +

(Greek: indicates the presence of nitrogen in chemistry)

azote
Used formerly as a name for nitrogen.
azotemia, azotaemia
1. An excess of nitrogenous bodies in the blood as a result of kidney insufficiency.
2. A higher than normal blood level of urea or other nitrogen containing compounds in the blood.

Usually caused by the inability of the kidney to excrete these compounds.

azotemic, azotaemic
An excess of nitrogenous bodies in the blood as a result of kidney insufficiency.
azothermia
A rarely used term for fever resulting from uremia.
azotic
1. Pertaining to azote, or nitrogen.
2. Formed or consisting of azote; nitric; as, azotic gas; azotic acid.
azotine
An explosive consisting of sodium nitrate, charcoal, sulphur, and petroleum.
azotize
To impregnate with azote, or nitrogen; to nitrogenize.
Azotobacter
Any of various rod-shaped, nonpathogenic, free-living aerobic, nitrogen-fixing bacteria of the genus Azotobacter, found in limestone soils and water.

The cells are plump rods of cocci, surrounded by slime. A multilayerd wall may be synthesized around the cell to produce a microcyst resistant to desiccation.

azotometer
An apparatus for measuring or determining the proportion of nitrogen; a nitrometer.
azotorrhea
Excessive discharge of nitrogenous substances in the feces or urine.
azoturia
1. Increase of nitrogenous substances, especially urea, in the urine.
2. An abnormal condition of horses characterized by an excesss of urea or other nitrogenous substances in the urine and by muscle damage especially to the hindquarters.