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imidazole

[im-id-az-ohl, -id-uh-zohl]
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noun Chemistry.
  1. a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, heterocyclic compound, C3H4N2, used chiefly in organic synthesis.
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Origin of imidazole

First recorded in 1890–95; imide + azole
Also called glyoxaline.
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British Dictionary definitions for imidazole

imidazole

noun
  1. Also called: glyoxaline, iminazole a white crystalline basic heterocyclic compound; 1,3-diazole. Formula: C 3 H 4 N 2
  2. any substituted derivative of this compound
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Word Origin

C19: from imide + azole
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imidazole in Medicine

imidazole

(ĭm′ĭ-dăz′ōl′)
n.
  1. An organic crystalline base that is an inhibitor of histamine.
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