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oxazolones

oxazolones is the plural of oxazolone.

Meaning of oxazolone

Noun

oxazolone (countable and uncountable, plural oxazolones)

  1. A five-membered heterocycle containing three carbon atoms, one nitrogen atom, one oxygen atom, a carbonyl group and a double bond
  2. A chemical allergen, 4-ethoxymethylene-2-phenyloxazol-5-one, used for immunological experiments, particularly for experiments on delayed type hypersensitivity.

Questions about oxazolones

What is oxazolones the plural of?
Oxazolones is the plural of oxazolone.

Words near oxazolones in the dictionary

  1. oxazolium
  2. oxazoliums
  3. oxazolomycin
  4. oxazolomycins
  5. oxazolone
  6. oxazolones
  7. oxazolyl
  8. oxazone
  9. oxazones
  10. oxback
  11. oxbane

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