triazole

[ trahy-uh-zohl, trahy-az-ohl ]

nounChemistry.
  1. any of a group of four compounds containing three nitrogen and two carbon atoms arranged in a five-membered ring and having the formula C2H3N3.

  2. any of a number of their derivatives.

Origin of triazole

1
First recorded in 1885–90; tri- + azole

Other words from triazole

  • tri·a·zol·ic [trahy-uh-zol-ik], /ˌtraɪ əˈzɒl ɪk/, adjective

Words Nearby triazole

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

British Dictionary definitions for triazole

triazole

/ (ˈtraɪəˌzɒl, -ˌzəʊl, traɪˈæzɒl, -zəʊl) /


noun
  1. any of four heterocyclic compounds having a five-membered ring with the formula C 2 H 3 N 3

  2. any substituted derivative of any of these compounds

Origin of triazole

1
C19: from tri- + azole

Derived forms of triazole

  • triazolic (ˌtraɪəˈzɒlɪk), adjective

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012