triazole

T1R1I1A1Z10O1L1E1

noun

Either of two isomeric heterocyclic compounds having a five-membered ring with three nitrogen atoms and two double bonds in the ring; any organic derivative of these compounds.

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

nountriazole (plural triazoles)

plural triazoles

  1. chemistryEither of two isomeric heterocyclic compounds having a five-membered ring with three nitrogen atoms and two double bonds in the ring; any organic derivative of these compounds.

Origin

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

From tri- + azole.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 三唑
  • 三唑 (sānzuò)isomeric heterocyclic compound
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