Meanings
nounimidazole (plural imidazoles)
plural imidazoles
- chemistryA heterocyclic organic compound containing two nitrogen atoms separated by a carbon atom in a five-membered ring, called 1,3-diazole in IUPAC nomenclature.
- chemistryAny of a group of compounds containing that structure.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Egyptianjmn
- Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
- LatinAmmōn
- Latinammoniacus
- Englishammonia
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Englishamide
- Englishimide
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
- Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
- Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
- Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
- Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
- Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
- Frenchazote
- Englishazote
- Englishazo-
- Englishazole
- Englishimidazole
Translations
Catalan imidazole
- imidazoleorganic compound
Chinese Cantonese 咪唑
- 咪唑 (mai⁵ zo⁶)organic compound
Chinese Mandarin 咪唑
- 咪唑 (mǐzuò)organic compound
Italian imidazolo
- imidazoloorganic compound
Japanese イミダゾール
- イミダゾール (imidazōru)organic compound
Korean 이미다졸
- 이미다졸 (imidajol)organic compound
Spanish imidazol
- imidazolorganic compound
Cite this entry
APA
imidazole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imidazole
MLA
“imidazole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imidazole. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “imidazole,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imidazole.
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