Azone
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Azone is a noun meaning (organic chemistry, medicine) Any azo derivative of a ketone, but especially any of a family of aliphatic azo derivatives of cycloheptanone that are used to increase the permeability of skin in order to facilitate drug uptake.
Meaning
(organic chemistry, medicine) Any azo derivative of a ketone, but especially any of a family of aliphatic azo derivatives of cycloheptanone that are used to increase the permeability of skin in order to facilitate drug uptake.
Word Forms
- azones
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include arylazo, azoalkene, oxazinone, diazoketone, aminoazole, azepinone.
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