oxazine

[ ok-suh-zeen, -zin ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. 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

/ ˈɒksəˌziːn /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of oxazine¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; ox- + azine

Word History and Origins

Origin of oxazine¹

from oxy- ² + azine