triazine

[ trahy-uh-zeen, -zin, trahy-az-een, -in ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. any of a group of three compounds containing three nitrogen and three carbon atoms arranged in a six-membered ring and having the formula C 3 H 3 N 3 .
2. any of a number of their derivatives.

triazine

/ traɪˈæziːn; ˈtraɪəzɪn; -zɪn; ˈtraɪəˌziːn; -zɪn; traɪˈæzɪn /

noun

1. any of three azines that contain three nitrogen atoms in their molecules. Formula: C 3 H 3 N 3
2. any substituted derivative of any of these compounds

Word History and Origins

Origin of triazine¹

First recorded in 1890–95; tri- + azine