IMIDAZOLE

imidazole, iminazole, glyoxaline

(noun) an organic base C3H4N2; a histamine inhibitor

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

imidazole (plural imidazoles)

(organic compound) A heterocyclic organic compound containing two nitrogen atoms separated by a carbon atom in a five-membered ring, called 1,3-diazole in IUPAC nomenclature.

(organic compound) A group of compounds containing that structure.

Hypernyms

• diazole

Coordinate terms

• pyrazole

Source: Wiktionary



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