carbazole

[kahr-buh-zohl]

noun

1. a white, crystalline, water-insoluble compound, C 12 H 9 N, usually found along with anthracene in coal tar, or synthesized: used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes.

carbazole

/ ˈkɑːbəˌzəʊl /

noun

1. Also called: diphenylenimine. a colourless insoluble solid obtained from coal tar and used in the production of some dyes. Formula: C 12 H 9 N

Word History and Origins

Origin of carbazole¹

First recorded in 1885–90; carb- + az- + -ole ²

Example Sentences

An environmental report released in October revealed some of the soil along the shoreline and offshore, and the groundwater contain such chemicals as arsenic, carbazole, dibenzofuran and nickel.

From Seattle Times

The mono-benzo-derivatives are coumarone, benzothiophene and indole; the dibenzo-derivatives are diphenylene oxide, dibenzothiophene or diphenylene sulphide, and carbazole.

From Project Gutenberg