oxazole

English

Etymology

From oxi- +‎ -a- +‎ azole.

Noun

oxazole (plural oxazoles)

1. (organic chemistry) A five-membered heterocycle having three carbon atoms, one oxygen atom, one nitrogen atom and two double bonds; the 1,3- isomer is aromatic

Related terms

• benzoxazole
• naphthoxazole
• oxadiazole

Translations

organic compound

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 噁唑／𫫇唑 (ok³ zo⁶)

  Mandarin: 噁唑／𫫇唑 (èzuò)

• Japanese: オキサゾール (okisazōru)
• Korean: 옥사졸 (oksajol)