azocine

A1Z10O1C3I1N1E1

noun

An unsaturated eight-membered heterocycle having seven carbon atoms, one nitrogen atom and four double bonds.

OriginEnglish oct- ← French azote ← Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) →
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Meanings

nounazocine (plural azocines)

plural azocines

  1. chemistryAn unsaturated eight-membered heterocycle having seven carbon atoms, one nitrogen atom and four double bonds.

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. Englishaz(a)-
  16. Englishoct-
  17. Englishazocine

From az(a)- (“containing nitrogen in place of carbon”) + oct- + -ine.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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