glyoxaline

[ glahy-ok-suh-leen, -lin ]

noun

1. imidazole.

glyoxaline

/ ɡlaɪˈɒksəlɪn /

noun

1. another name (not in technical usage) for imidazole

Word History and Origins

Origin of glyoxaline¹

First recorded in 1855–60; gly(col) + oxal(ic) + -ine ²