benzothiadiazole

noun

Any of several isomeric heterocycles containing a benzene ring fused to one of thiadiazole.

OriginEnglish thiadiazole ← Middle French benjoin ← Catalan benjuí →
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Meanings

nounbenzothiadiazole (countable and uncountable, plural benzothiadiazoles)

plural benzothiadiazoles

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAny of several isomeric heterocycles containing a benzene ring fused to one of thiadiazole.
  2. countableuncountablechemistryAny of several derivatives of these that induce acquired resistance in wheat.

Origin

  1. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  4. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  5. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  6. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  7. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  8. Old Javanesejawa
  9. Old JavaneseJawi
  10. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  11. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  12. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  13. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  14. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  15. Catalanbenjuí
  16. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  17. Englishbenzoin
  18. Englishbenzo-
  19. Englishthiadiazole
  20. Englishbenzothiadiazole

From benzo- + thiadiazole.

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