azole
any of a group of five-membered heterocyclic compounds containing one or more nitrogen atoms in the ring, the number of nitrogen atoms present being indicated by a prefix, as in diazole.
Origin of azole
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How to use azole in a sentence
The latter, known as ethylene-selenourea, may be classified also in the azole group as 2-iminotetrahydroselenazole (V).
British Dictionary definitions for azole
/ (ˈeɪzəʊl, əˈzəʊl) /
an organic five-membered ring compound containing one or more atoms in the ring, the number usually being specified by a prefix: diazole; triazole
a less common name for pyrrole
Origin of azole
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for azole
[ ăz′ōl′, ā′zōl′ ]
Any of various compounds having a ring structure made of five atoms, one of which is always nitrogen and another of which is either a second nitrogen or an atom of oxygen or sulfur.
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