oxazine

[ ok-suh-zeen, -zin ]

/ ˈɒk səˌzin, -zɪn /

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noun Chemistry.

any of a group of 13 compounds having the formula C4H5NO, the atoms of which are arranged in a six-membered ring.

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Origin of oxazine

First recorded in 1895–1900; ox- + azine

Words nearby oxazine

oxaloacetic acid, oxalosis, oxalosuccinic acid, oxaluria, oxazepam, oxazine, oxblood, oxbow, oxbow chest, oxbow front, oxbow lake

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British Dictionary definitions for oxazine

oxazine

/ (ˈɒksəˌziːn) /

noun

any of 13 heterocyclic compounds with the formula C 4 H 5 NO

Word Origin for oxazine

from oxy- ² + azine

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