bibenzimidazole

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noun

Any organic compound formed from two benzimidazole moieties linked by a single bond, but especially 1H,1'H-2,2'-bibenzimidazole linked via the imidazole rings

OriginEnglish benzimidazole ← French azote ← Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) →
Scrabble 40
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Meanings

nounbibenzimidazole (countable and uncountable, plural bibenzimidazoles)

plural bibenzimidazoles

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAny organic compound formed from two benzimidazole moieties linked by a single bond, but especially 1H,1'H-2,2'-bibenzimidazole linked via the imidazole rings

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  9. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  10. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  11. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  12. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  13. Old Javanesejawa
  14. Old JavaneseJawi
  15. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  16. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  17. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  18. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  19. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  20. Catalanbenjuí
  21. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  22. Englishbenzoin
  23. Englishbenzo-
  24. Englishbenz-
  25. Egyptianjmn
  26. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  27. LatinAmmōn
  28. Latinammoniacus
  29. Englishammonia
  30. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  31. Englishamide
  32. Englishimide
  33. Proto-Indo-European*né
  34. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  35. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  36. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  37. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  38. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  39. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  40. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  41. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  42. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  43. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  44. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  45. Frenchazote
  46. Englishazote
  47. Englishazo-
  48. Englishazole
  49. Englishimidazole
  50. Englishbenzimidazole
  51. Englishbibenzimidazole

From bi- + benzimidazole.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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