imidazole

[ im-id-az-ohl, -id-uh-zohl ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, heterocyclic compound, C 3 H 4 N 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.

imidazole

/ -ɪdəˈzəʊl; ˌɪmɪdˈæzəʊl /

noun

1. Also calledglyoxalineiminazole a white crystalline basic heterocyclic compound; 1,3-diazole. Formula: C 3 H 4 N 2
2. any substituted derivative of this compound

Word History and Origins

Origin of imidazole¹

First recorded in 1890–95; imide + azole

Word History and Origins

Origin of imidazole¹

C19: from imide + azole