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==Etymology==
The name ''Azomonas'' derives from:
: [[Neo-Latin|New Latin]] noun ''azotum'' [from Fr. noun ''azote'' (from [[Ancient Greek language|Greek]] prep. ά, ''a'', not; [[Ancient Greek language|Greek]] noun ζωή, ''zōē'', life; [[Greek language|Greek]] noun άζωη, ''azōē'', not sustaining life)], nitrogen; New Latin ''azo''-, pertaining to nitrogen; [[Latin]] [[-monas|''monas'']] (μονάς), nominally meaning "a unit", but in effect meaning a bacterium; New Latin ''Azomonas'', nitrogen monad.<ref name=main>{{lpsn|a/azomonas.html|Azomonas}}</ref>

Members of the genus ''Azomonas'' can be referred to as azomonads (''viz.'' [[Bacterial taxonomy#Vernacular names|Trivialisation of names]]).