aziridine

A1Z10I1R1I1D2I1N1E1
/əˈzɪɹɪdiːn/

noun

A three-membered heterocycle containing two methylene groups and an imine; the nitrogen equivalent of ethylene oxide.

Similar
ethyleneimineazacyclopropane
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Meanings

nounaziridine (plural aziridines)

plural aziridines

  1. chemistryA three-membered heterocycle containing two methylene groups and an imine; the nitrogen equivalent of ethylene oxide.
  2. broadlyAny derivative of this basic structure.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
ethyleneimineazacyclopropane

Origin

From aza- + -iridine. Aza denotes a monocycle with a single nitrogen atom, and -iridine is used to mark a three-membered monocycle.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 氮丙啶, 環乙亞胺 /环乙亚胺
  • 氮丙啶 (dànbǐngdìng)three-membered heterocycle
  • 環乙亞胺 /环乙亚胺 (huányǐyà'àn)three-membered heterocycle
  • 氮雜環丙烷 /氮杂环丙烷 (dànzáhuánbǐngwán)three-membered heterocycle
  • 吖丙啶 (ābǐngdìng)three-membered heterocycle
  • 環乙胺 /环乙胺 (huányǐ'àn)three-membered heterocycle
  • 乙烯亞胺 /乙烯亚胺 (yǐxīyà'àn)three-membered heterocycle
  • 乙撐亞胺 /乙撑亚胺 (yǐchēngyà'àn)three-membered heterocycle
Finnish etyleeni-imiini
  • etyleeni-imiinithree-membered heterocycle
French aziridine
  • aziridinethree-membered heterocycle
German Ethylenimin
  • Ethyleniminthree-membered heterocycle
Japanese アジリジン
  • アジリジン (ajirijin)three-membered heterocycle
Korean 에틸렌이민
  • 에틸렌이민 (etillenimin)three-membered heterocycle
Persian آزیریدین
  • آزیریدینthree-membered heterocycle
Portuguese aziridina
  • aziridinathree-membered heterocycle
Ukrainian азиридин
  • азиридин (azyrydyn)three-membered heterocycle

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

diazirine
Cite this entry
APA

aziridine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aziridine

MLA

“aziridine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aziridine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aziridine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aziridine.

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