imidazole

[ im-id-az-ohl, -id-uh-zohl ]
/ ˌɪm ɪdˈæz oʊl, -ɪd əˈzoʊl /

noun Chemistry.

a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, heterocyclic compound, C3H4N2, used chiefly in organic synthesis.
Also called glyoxaline.

Origin of imidazole

First recorded in 1890–95; imide + azole

Words nearby imidazole

imena, imf, imho, imhotep, imid-, imidazole, imide, imido, imido group, imido-, imidogen

British Dictionary definitions for imidazole

imidazole
/ (ˌɪmɪdˈæzəʊl, -ɪdəˈzəʊl) /

noun

Also called: glyoxaline, iminazole a white crystalline basic heterocyclic compound; 1,3-diazole. Formula: C 3 H 4 N 2
any substituted derivative of this compound

Word Origin for imidazole

C19: from imide + azole

Medical definitions for imidazole

imidazole
[ ĭm′ĭ-dăz′ōl′ ]

n.

An organic crystalline base that is an inhibitor of histamine.