imidazole

English

Etymology

imide +‎ azo- +‎ -ole

Pronunciation

(US) enPR: ĭ'mĭ-dăʹzōl', IPA^(key): /ˌɪ.mɪˈdæˌzoʊl/
(US) enPR: ĭ'mə-dăʹzōl', IPA^(key): /ˌɪ.məˈdæˌzoʊl/
Hyphenation: i‧mi‧da‧zole

Noun

imidazole (plural imidazoles)

The skeletal structure of imidazole

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

Hypernyms

diazole

Coordinate terms

pyrazole

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

organic compound

Catalan: imidazole m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 咪唑 (mai⁵ zo⁶)

Mandarin: 咪唑 (zh) (mǐzuò)
Italian: imidazolo (it) m
Japanese: イミダゾール (imidazōru)
Korean: 이미다졸 (imidajol)
Spanish: imidazol m

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