azine

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noun (1)

ˈā-ˌzēn  ˈa- 

: a compound of the general formula RCH=NN=CHR or R₂C=NN=CR₂ formed by the action of hydrazine on aldehydes or ketones

azine dye

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noun (2)

variants or less commonly azine

plural -s

: any of a class of acid quinonoid-type dyes containing a paradiazine ring fused to one or more aromatic rings and used especially in dyeing wool, silk, paper, and leather and in coloring fats, oils, lacquers, and plastics

also : an oxazine or thiazine dye

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1863, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for azine

• agin
• alkene
• allene
• ameen
• amin
• arene
• athene
• baleen
• beeline
• benzene
• between
• bromine

Medical Definition

azine

noun

ˈā-ˌzēn  ˈaz-ˌēn 

1

: any of numerous organic compounds with a nitrogenous 6-membered ring

2

: a compound of the general formula RCH=NN=CHR or R₂C=NN=CR₂ formed by the action of hydrazine on aldehydes or ketones