thiazine

[thahy-uh-zeen, -zin]

noun

Chemistry.

1. any of a class of compounds containing a ring composed of one atom each of sulfur and nitrogen and four atoms of carbon.

thiazine

/ -ˌzaɪn, ˈθaɪəˌziːn /

noun

1. any of a group of organic compounds containing a ring system composed of four carbon atoms, a sulphur atom, and a nitrogen atom

Word History and Origins

Origin of thiazine¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; thi- + azine

Example Sentences

It can be prepared by heating diphenylamine with sulphur, and is sometimes called thiazine, because it is somewhat analogous in type to azine.

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