diazine

D2I1A1Z10I1N1E1

noun

Any six-membered aromatic heterocycle containing four carbon atoms, two nitrogen atoms and three double bonds

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

noundiazine (plural diazines)

plural diazines

  1. chemistryAny six-membered aromatic heterocycle containing four carbon atoms, two nitrogen atoms and three double bonds
  2. obsoletediazene, diimide

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*né
  8. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  10. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  13. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  14. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  15. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  16. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  17. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  18. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  19. Frenchazote
  20. Englishazote
  21. Englishdiazine

di- + az(ote) + -ine

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Translations

French diazine
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Italian diazina
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Spanish diazina
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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