oxadiazine

O1X8A1D2I1A1Z10I1N1E1

noun

An unsaturated six-membered heterocycle having three carbon atoms, one oxygen atom, two nitrogen atoms and two double bonds

OriginEnglish diazine ← French azote ← Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) →
Scrabble 27
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Meanings

nounoxadiazine (plural oxadiazines)

plural oxadiazines

  1. chemistryAn unsaturated six-membered heterocycle having three carbon atoms, one oxygen atom, two nitrogen atoms and two double bonds

Origin

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

From oxa- + diazine.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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