thiazine

[ thahy-uh-zeen, -zin ]

nounChemistry.

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

Origin of thiazine

First recorded in 1895–1900; thi- + azine

Words Nearby thiazine

THI
thiacetic acid
thiamine
thiamine mononitrate
thiazide
thiazine
thiazole
Thibodaux
thick
thick and fast
thick and thin

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British Dictionary definitions for thiazine

thiazine

/ (ˈθaɪəˌziːn, -ˌzaɪn) /

noun

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

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