n Any of an important family of dyes containing the –N=N– group, produced from amino compounds by the processes of diazotization and coupling. By varying the composition it is possible to produce acidic, basic, triazo, and tetrazo types, depending on the number of –N=N– groups in the molecule (Herbst W, Hunger K (2004) Industrial organic pigments. Wiley).
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Gooch, J.W. (2011). Azo Dye. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_944
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