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azole
[ az-ohl, uh-zohl ]
/ ˈæz oʊl, əˈzoʊl /
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noun Chemistry.
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.
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How to use azole in a sentence
The latter, known as ethylene-selenourea, may be classified also in the azole group as 2-iminotetrahydroselenazole (V).
British Dictionary definitions for azole
azole
/ (ˈeɪzəʊl, əˈzəʊl) /
noun
an organic five-membered ring compound containing one or more atoms in the ring, the number usually being specified by a prefixdiazole; triazole
a less common name for pyrrole
Word Origin for azole
from azo- + -ole 1, on the model of diazole
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Scientific definitions for azole
azole
[ ăz′ōl′, ā′zōl′ ]
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.
See pyrrole.
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