thiazine

T1H4I1A1Z10I1N1E1

noun

A six-membered heterocycle containing four carbon atoms, one nitrogen and one sulfur atom, and two double bonds.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounthiazine (countable and uncountable, plural thiazines)

plural thiazines

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA six-membered heterocycle containing four carbon atoms, one nitrogen and one sulfur atom, and two double bonds.

Origin

  1. Englishthia-
  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. Englishaz(ote)
  16. Englishazine
  17. Englishthiazine

From thia- + azine.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 噻嗪
  • 噻嗪 (sak¹ ceon⁴)aromatic heterocyclic compound
Chinese Mandarin 噻嗪
  • 噻嗪 (sāiqín)aromatic heterocyclic compound
French thiazine
  • thiazinearomatic heterocyclic compound
Italian tiazina
  • tiazinaaromatic heterocyclic compound
Japanese チアジン
  • チアジン (chiajin)aromatic heterocyclic compound
Korean 티아진
  • 티아진 (tiajin)aromatic heterocyclic compound
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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