oxazine

American

[ok-suh-zeen, -zin] / ˈɒk səˌzin, -zɪn /

noun

Chemistry.

any of a group of 13 compounds having the formula C 4 H 5 NO, the atoms of which are arranged in a six-membered ring.

oxazine British

/ ˈɒksəˌziːn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of oxazine

First recorded in 1895–1900; ox- + azine

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