imidazole

noun

im·​id·​az·​ole ˌi-mə-ˈda-ˌzōl 

: a white crystalline heterocyclic base C₃H₄N₂ that is an antimetabolite related to histidine

broadly : any of various derivatives of this

Examples of imidazole in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Their methodology, chemical liquid deposition (CLD), allows precise engineering and rapid testing of various metal-imidazole combinations. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025

The team learned that the ionic solution of seawater allows the alloy to be collected and reused, and that adding imidazole, a compound in caffeine, speeds up the process from two hours to five minutes. —Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Sep. 2024

On closer inspection, the key was identified as imidazole, a compound in the caffeine. —Michael Irving, New Atlas, 25 July 2024

And the company has teamed up with industrial giant 3M to produce swaths of their imidazole membranes in a reel-to-reel process. —Robert Service, Science | AAAS, 1 Sep. 2017

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for imidazole

• carbazole
• gladioli
• guacamole
• nucleoli
• ravioli
• acholi
• emboli
• sertoli
• unholy
• benzimidazole
• dipyridamole
• itraconazole

Medical Definition

imidazole

noun

im·​id·​az·​ole ˌim-ə-ˈdaz-ˌōl 

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