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diazirene

diazirene is the alternative form of diazirine.

Meaning of diazirine

Noun

diazirine (plural diazirines)

  1. The unsaturated heterocycle consisting of a three-membered ring containing one carbon atom and two nitrogen atoms connected by a double bond; it is isomeric with diazomethane

Forms of diazirene

pluraldiazirenes

Questions about diazirene

What is diazirene the alternative form of?
Diazirene is the alternative form of diazirine.

Words near diazirene in the dictionary

  1. diazinyl
  2. diazinylmethyl
  3. diazinylmethyls
  4. diazinyls
  5. diaziquone
  6. diazirene
  7. diazirenes
  8. diaziridine
  9. diaziridines
  10. diazirine
  11. diazirines

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