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azine

[ az-een, -in, ey-zeen, ey-zin ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. any of a group of six-membered heterocyclic compounds containing one or more nitrogen atoms in the ring, the number of nitrogen atoms present being indicated by a prefix, as in diazine or triazine.

azine

/ ˈeɪziːn; -zɪn /

noun

  1. any organic compound having a six-membered ring containing at least one nitrogen atom See also diazine triazine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

azine

/ ăz′ēn′,ā′zēn′ /

  1. Any of various organic compounds, such as pyridine or pyrimidine, that have a ring structure like that of benzene but with one or more carbon atoms replaced by a nitrogen atom. Azines are heterocyclic compounds.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of azine1

First recorded in 1885–90; az- + -ine 2

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