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monoazide

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Etymology

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From mono- +‎ azide.

Noun

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monoazide (plural monoazides)

  1. (chemistry) Any compound containing a single azide group or anion
    • 2015 August 16, Jérémy Desneux, Marianne Chemaly, Anne-Marie Pourcher, “Experimental design for the optimization of propidium monoazide treatment to quantify viable and non-viable bacteria in piggery effluents”, in BMC Microbiology[1], volume 15, →DOI:
      Ethidium monoazide (EMA) or propidium monoazide (PMA) coupled with real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) have been used to distinguish viable from dead bacteria [ 6, 7 ].