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Oxazolone

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Oxazolone is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) A five-membered heterocycle containing three carbon atoms, one nitrogen atom, one oxygen atom, a carbonyl group and a double bond.

Meaning

(organic chemistry) A five-membered heterocycle containing three carbon atoms, one nitrogen atom, one oxygen atom, a carbonyl group and a double bond.

More Meanings

  1. (chemistry) A chemical allergen, 4-ethoxymethylene-2-phenyloxazol-5-one, used for immunological experiments, particularly for experiments on delayed type hypersensitivity.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include phenyl, oxazocane, oxazolidine, oxazoline, oxazocine, oxazepane.

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