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aziridine

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /əˈzɪɹɪdiːn/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A three-membered heterocycle containing two methylene groups and an imine; the nitrogen equivalent of ethylene oxide.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Any derivative of this basic structure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

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History

Etymology

From aza- + -iridine. Aza denotes a monocycle with a single nitrogen atom, and -iridine is used to mark a three-membered monocycle.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 氮丙啶 (dànbǐngdìng) — three-membered heterocycle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 環乙亞胺 /环乙亚胺 (huányǐyà'àn) — three-membered heterocycle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 氮雜環丙烷 /氮杂环丙烷 (dànzáhuánbǐngwán) — three-membered heterocycle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 吖丙啶 (ābǐngdìng) — three-membered heterocycle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 環乙胺 /环乙胺 (huányǐ'àn) — three-membered heterocycle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 乙烯亞胺 /乙烯亚胺 (yǐxīyà'àn) — three-membered heterocycle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 乙撐亞胺 /乙撑亚胺 (yǐchēngyà'àn) — three-membered heterocycle
  • Finnish: etyleeni-imiini — three-membered heterocycle
  • French: aziridine — three-membered heterocycle
  • German: Ethylenimin — three-membered heterocycle
  • Japanese: アジリジン (ajirijin) — three-membered heterocycle
  • Kazakh: азиридин (aziridin) — three-membered heterocycle
  • Korean: 에틸렌이민 (etillenimin) — three-membered heterocycle
  • Persian: آزیریدین — three-membered heterocycle
  • Portuguese: aziridina — three-membered heterocycle
  • Ukrainian: азиридин (azyrydyn) — three-membered heterocycle