Thiazole
noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of a class of unsaturated heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of three carbon atoms, a sulphur and a nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C₃H₃SN
"Many heterocyclic bodies prepared synthetically have been manufactured upon a technical scale, because of their coloring and therapeutic properties. This is true of the dyes of [...] the thiazole-group, and also of the important febrifuges, [...]"
Example
More examples"Many heterocyclic bodies prepared synthetically have been manufactured upon a technical scale, because of their coloring and therapeutic properties. This is true of the dyes of [...] the thiazole-group, and also of the important febrifuges, [...]"
Etymology
thio- + azole
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