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oxazole

oxazole noun: a five-membered heterocycle having three carbon atoms, one oxygen atom, one nitrogen atom and two double bonds; the 1,3- isomer is aromatic.

Noun

oxazole (plural oxazoles)

  1. A five-membered heterocycle having three carbon atoms, one oxygen atom, one nitrogen atom and two double bonds; the 1,3- isomer is aromatic

Forms of oxazole

pluraloxazoles

Origin of oxazole

From oxi- + -a- + azole.

Words formed from oxazole

Questions about oxazole

What does oxazole mean?
Oxazole means a five-membered heterocycle having three carbon atoms, one oxygen atom, one nitrogen atom and two double bonds; the 1,3- isomer is aromatic.
What part of speech is oxazole?
Oxazole is a noun.
What is the plural of oxazole?
The plural of oxazole is oxazoles.

Words near oxazole in the dictionary

  1. oxazocane
  2. oxazocanes
  3. oxazocine
  4. oxazocines
  5. oxazolam
  6. oxazole
  7. oxazoles
  8. oxazolidine
  9. oxazolidinedione
  10. oxazolidinediones
  11. oxazolidines

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