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aziridine

/əˈzɪɹɪdiːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
aziri-dine
IPA
/əˈzɪɹɪdiːn/
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A three-membered heterocycle containing two methylene groups and an imine; the nitrogen equivalent of ethylene oxide.

noun

Any derivative of this basic structure.

Etymology

From aza- + -iridine. Aza denotes a monocycle with a single nitrogen atom, and -iridine is used to mark a three-membered monocycle.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

aziridines (plural)

Derived Forms

aziridination aziridinium aziridinol bisaziridine oxaziridine

Phrases

an analogous four-membered heterocycle an analogous five-membered heterocycle

Frequently Paired Words

azetidine an analogous four-membered heterocycle azolidine an analogous five-membered heterocycle

Synonyms

ethyleneimine azacyclopropane

Questions

How do you pronounce aziridine?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈzɪɹɪdiːn/.
What does aziridine mean?
A three-membered heterocycle containing two methylene groups and an imine; the nitrogen equivalent of ethylene oxide.
Where does aziridine come from?
From aza- + -iridine. Aza denotes a monocycle with a single nitrogen atom, and -iridine is used to mark a three-membered monocycle.

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