im·id·az·ole
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Definition of imidazole
: a white crystalline heterocyclic base C3H4N2 that is an antimetabolite related to histidine
broadly
: any of various derivatives of this
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imidazole
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im·id·az·ole
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Medical Definition of imidazole
1
: a white crystalline heterocyclic base C3H4N2 that is an antimetabolite related to histidine
2
: any of a large class of derivatives of imidazole including histidine and histamine
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The first known use of imidazole was in 1892
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