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azole

[ az-ohl, uh-zohl ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. any of a group of five-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 diazole.


azole

/ ˈeɪzəʊl; əˈzəʊl /

noun

  1. an organic five-membered ring compound containing one or more atoms in the ring, the number usually being specified by a prefix

    triazole

    diazole

  2. a less common name for pyrrole
“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


azole

/ ăzōl′,āzōl′ /

  1. Any of various compounds having a ring structure made of five atoms, one of which is always nitrogen and another of which is either a second nitrogen or an atom of oxygen or sulfur.
  2. See pyrrole


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Word History and Origins

Origin of azole1

First recorded in 1895–1900; az- + -ole 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of azole1

from azo- + -ole 1, on the model of diazole
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Example Sentences

The latter, known as ethylene-selenourea, may be classified also in the azole group as 2-iminotetrahydroselenazole (V).

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