Defn: Silver ores suitable for treatment by amalgamation with mercury. [Sp. Amer.]
AZOIC
A*zo"ic, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Destitute of any vestige of organic life, or at least of animal life; anterior to the existence of animal life; formed when there was no animal life on the globe; as, the azoic. rocks. Azoic age (Geol.), the age preceding the existence of animal life, or anterior to the paleozoic tome. Azoic is also used as a noun, age being understood. See Archæan, and Eozoic.
AZOLE
Az"ole, n. [From Azote.] (Org. Chem.)
Defn: Any of a large class of compounds characterized by a five- membered ring which contains an atom of nitrogen and at least one other noncarbon atom (nitrogen, oxygen, sulphur). The prefixes furo-, thio, and pyrro-are used to distinguish three subclasses of azoles, which may be regarded as derived respectively from furfuran, thiophene, and pyrrol by replacement of the CH group by nitrogen; as, furo-monazole. Names exactly analogous to those for the azines are also used; as, oxazole, diazole, etc.
AZOLEIC
Az`o*le"ic, a. Etym: [Azo- + oleic.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to an acid produced by treating oleic with nitric acid. [R.]
AZONIC
A*zon"ic, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Confined to no zone or region; not local.
AZORIAN
A*zo"ri*an, a.