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diazine

American

[dahy-uh-zeen, -zin, dahy-az-een, -in] / ˈdaɪ əˌzin, -zɪn, daɪˈæz in, -ɪn /

noun

Chemistry.

any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 4 H 4 N 2 , containing a ring of four carbon atoms and two nitrogen atoms.

diazine British

/ ˈdaɪəzɪn, -ɪn, daɪˈæzɪn, daɪˈæziːn, ˈdaɪəˌziːn /

noun

any organic compound whose molecules contain a hexagonal ring of four carbon atoms and two nitrogen atoms, esp any of three isomers with the formula C 4 N 2 H 4 See also pyrimidine

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Etymology

Origin of diazine

diaz- + -ine ²

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