triazine

[ trahy-uh-zeen, -zin, trahy-az-een, -in ]

/ ˈtraɪ əˌzin, -zɪn, traɪˈæz in, -ɪn /

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noun Chemistry.

any of a group of three compounds containing three nitrogen and three carbon atoms arranged in a six-membered ring and having the formula C3H3N3.

any of a number of their derivatives.

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Origin of triazine

First recorded in 1890–95; tri- + azine

Words nearby triazine

triathlete, triathlon, triatic stay, triatomic, triaxial, triazine, triazoic, triazole, trib., tribade, tribadism

British Dictionary definitions for triazine

triazine

triazin (ˈtraɪəzɪn, traɪˈæzɪn)

/ (ˈtraɪəˌziːn, -zɪn, traɪˈæziːn, -zɪn) /

noun

any of three azines that contain three nitrogen atoms in their molecules. Formula: C 3 H 3 N 3

any substituted derivative of any of these compounds

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