oxathiazole

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noun

The unsaturated five-membered heterocycle having two carbon atoms, one oxygen atom, one sulfur atom, one nitrogen atom and one double bond

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

nounoxathiazole (plural oxathiazoles)

plural oxathiazoles

  1. chemistryThe unsaturated five-membered heterocycle having two carbon atoms, one oxygen atom, one sulfur atom, one nitrogen atom and one double bond

Origin

  1. Englishoxa-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  3. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  4. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  5. Englishthio-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*né
  7. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  8. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  9. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  10. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  11. Frenchazote
  12. Englishazote
  13. Englishazo-
  14. Englishazole
  15. Englishthiazole
  16. Englishoxathiazole

From oxa- + thiazole.

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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

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