im·id·az·ole | \ ˌi-mə-ˈda-ˌzōl 
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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
nounim·id·az·ole | \ ˌim-ə-ˈdaz-ˌōl \
\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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