oxazolone

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noun

A five-membered heterocycle containing three carbon atoms, one nitrogen atom, one oxygen atom, a carbonyl group and a double bond

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Meanings

nounoxazolone (countable and uncountable, plural oxazolones)

plural oxazolones

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA five-membered heterocycle containing three carbon atoms, one nitrogen atom, one oxygen atom, a carbonyl group and a double bond
  2. countableuncountablechemistryA chemical allergen, 4-ethoxymethylene-2-phenyloxazol-5-one, used for immunological experiments, particularly for experiments on delayed type hypersensitivity.
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APA

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Chicago

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