azole
[ az-ohl, uh-zohl ]
/ ˈæz oʊl, əˈzoʊl /
noun Chemistry.
any of a group of five-membered heterocyclic compounds containing one or more nitrogen atoms in the ring, the number of nitrogen atoms present being indicated by a prefix, as in diazole.
Words nearby azole
azobenzene,
azof,
azoic,
azoic dye,
azoimide,
azole,
azonal,
azonal soil,
azonic,
azoospermia,
azophenylene
Example sentences from the Web for azole
The latter, known as ethylene-selenourea, may be classified also in the azole group as 2-iminotetrahydroselenazole (V).
British Dictionary definitions for azole
azole
/ (ˈeɪzəʊl, əˈzəʊl) /
noun
an organic five-membered ring compound containing one or more atoms in the ring, the number usually being specified by a prefix
diazole; triazole
a less common name for pyrrole
Word Origin for azole
from
azo- +
-ole
1, on the model of
diazole
Medical definitions for azole
azole
[ ăz′ōl′, ā′zōl′ ]
n.
A class of organic compounds having a five-membered heterocyclic ring with two double bonds; pyrrole.
Scientific definitions for azole
azole
[ ăz′ōl′, ā′zōl′ ]
Any of various compounds having a ring structure made of five atoms, one of which is always nitrogen and another of which is either a second nitrogen or an atom of oxygen or sulfur.
See pyrrole.