diazole

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noun

Either of two unsaturated heterocycles consisting of a five-membered ring containing three carbon atoms, two nitrogen atoms and two double bonds - namely pyrazole and imidazole

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

noundiazole (plural diazoles)

plural diazoles

  1. chemistryEither of two unsaturated heterocycles consisting of a five-membered ring containing three carbon atoms, two nitrogen atoms and two double bonds - namely pyrazole and imidazole

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. Englishazo-
  22. Englishazole
  23. Englishdiazole

From di- + azole.

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APA

diazole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diazole

MLA

“diazole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diazole. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diazole,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diazole.

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