pyrazole

[ pir-uh-zohl, -zawl ]

nounChemistry.
  1. any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing three carbon atoms, two adjacent nitrogen atoms, and two double bonds in the ring.

  2. the parent compound, C3H4N2.

Origin of pyrazole

1
First recorded in 1885–90; pyr- + azole

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British Dictionary definitions for pyrazole

pyrazole

/ (ˈpaɪrəˌzəʊl) /


noun
  1. a crystalline soluble basic heterocyclic compound; 1,2-diazole. Formula: C 3 H 4 N 2

Origin of pyrazole

1
C19: from German, from pyrrole + inserted -az- (see azo-)

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