isothiazole

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noun

An isomer of thiazole 1,2-thiazole, many of whose derivatives have biological activity

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

nounisothiazole (plural isothiazoles)

plural isothiazoles

  1. chemistryAn isomer of thiazole 1,2-thiazole, many of whose derivatives have biological activity

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  2. Englishiso-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  4. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  5. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  6. Englishthio-
  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. Englishthiazole
  24. Englishisothiazole

From iso- + thiazole.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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