oxazole

O1X8A1Z10O1L1E1

noun

A five-membered heterocycle having three carbon atoms, one oxygen atom, one nitrogen atom and two double bonds; the 1,3- isomer is aromatic

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

nounoxazole (plural oxazoles)

plural oxazoles

  1. chemistryA five-membered heterocycle having three carbon atoms, one oxygen atom, one nitrogen atom and two double bonds; the 1,3- isomer is aromatic

Origin

  1. Englishoxi-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*né
  3. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  4. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  5. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  8. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  9. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  10. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  11. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  12. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  13. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  14. Frenchazote
  15. Englishazote
  16. Englishazo-
  17. Englishazole
  18. Englishoxazole

From oxi- + -a- + azole.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 噁唑 /𫫇唑
  • 噁唑 /𫫇唑 (ok³ zo⁶)organic compound
Chinese Mandarin 噁唑 /𫫇唑
  • 噁唑 /𫫇唑 (èzuò)organic compound
Japanese オキサゾール
  • オキサゾール (okisazōru)organic compound
Korean 옥사졸
  • 옥사졸 (oksajol)organic compound
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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