imidazole

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

noun Chemistry.

a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, heterocyclic compound, C3H4N2, used chiefly in organic synthesis.

Origin of imidazole

First recorded in 1890–95; imide + azole

Also called glyoxaline.

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British Dictionary definitions for imidazole

imidazole

noun

Also called: glyoxaline, iminazole a white crystalline basic heterocyclic compound; 1,3-diazole. Formula: C 3 H 4 N 2

any substituted derivative of this compound

Word Origin for imidazole

C19: from imide + azole

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imidazole in Medicine

imidazole

[ĭm′ĭ-dăz′ōl′]

n.

An organic crystalline base that is an inhibitor of histamine.