az·ole ( z  l ,  zl)n. A class of organic compounds having a five-membered heterocyclic ring with two double bonds. |
azole [ˈeɪzəʊl əˈzəʊl]
n
1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) an organic five-membered ring compound containing one or more atoms in the ring, the number usually being specified by a prefix diazole triazole
2. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a less common name for pyrrole
[from azo- + -ole1, on the model of diazole]
| azole (zl, zl) 1. 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. 2. See pyrrole. |
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