azine

American  

[az-een, -in, ey-zeen, ey-zin] / ˈæz in, -ɪn, ˈeɪ zin, ˈeɪ zɪn /

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.

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azine British  

/ ˈeɪziːn, -zɪn /

noun

1. any organic compound having a six-membered ring containing at least one nitrogen atom See also diazine triazine

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azine Scientific  

/ 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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Etymology

Origin of azine

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