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oxazolidinone

oxazolidinone noun: any of a class of heterocyclic ketones, derived from oxazolidine, useful in organic synthesis.

Noun

oxazolidinone (plural oxazolidinones)

  1. Any of a class of heterocyclic ketones, derived from oxazolidine, useful in organic synthesis.

Forms of oxazolidinone

pluraloxazolidinones

Origin of oxazolidinone

From oxazolidine + -one.

Words formed from oxazolidinone

Questions about oxazolidinone

What does oxazolidinone mean?
Oxazolidinone means any of a class of heterocyclic ketones, derived from oxazolidine, useful in organic synthesis.
What part of speech is oxazolidinone?
Oxazolidinone is a noun.
What is the plural of oxazolidinone?
The plural of oxazolidinone is oxazolidinones.

Words near oxazolidinone in the dictionary

  1. oxazolidinedione
  2. oxazolidinediones
  3. oxazolidines
  4. oxazolidinethione
  5. oxazolidinethiones
  6. oxazolidinone
  7. oxazolidinones
  8. oxazolidone
  9. oxazolidones
  10. oxazoline
  11. oxazolines

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