diazonium
noun
di·a·zo·ni·um
ˌdī-ə-ˈzō-nē-əm 
: the monovalent cation N2+ that is composed of two nitrogen atoms united to carbon in an organic radical and that usually exists in salts used in the manufacture of azo dyes
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Salt-water bathing To create the material, a team of scientists at Australia's Curtin University (CU) submerged ordinary glass in a nontoxic bath of organic compounds known as diazonium salts.
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diazonium
noun
di·a·zo·ni·um
ˌdī-ə-ˈzō-nē-əm
: the monovalent cation N2+ that is composed of two nitrogen atoms united to carbon in an organic radical and that usually exists in salts used in the manufacture of azo dyes
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