azabicyclo

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noun

A bicyclo group in which a carbon atom has been replaced by one of nitrogen

OriginEnglish bicyclo ← Classical Latin cyclicus ← French cyclique →
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Meanings

nounazabicyclo (uncountable)
  1. especiallyin compoundsuncountablechemistryA bicyclo group in which a carbon atom has been replaced by one of nitrogen

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  7. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  9. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  10. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  11. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  12. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  13. Frenchazote
  14. Englishazote
  15. Englishaza-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  17. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  18. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  19. Latinbi-
  20. Englishbi-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  22. Proto-Indo-European*kʷékʷlos
  23. Proto-Hellenic*kʷókʷlos
  24. Proto-Hellenic*kúklos
  25. Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
  26. Late Latincyclus
  27. Middle Englishcicle
  28. Englishcycle
  29. Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
  30. Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
  31. Classical Latincyclicu
  32. Middle Frenchcyclique
  33. Frenchcyclique
  34. Classical Latincyclicus
  35. Englishcyclic
  36. Englishcyclo-
  37. Englishbicyclo
  38. Englishazabicyclo

From aza- + bicyclo.

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APA

azabicyclo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azabicyclo

MLA

“azabicyclo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azabicyclo. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “azabicyclo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azabicyclo.

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