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tetrazole

tetrazole

9.9
A five-atom ring made of four nitrogen atoms and one carbon atom used in chemistry
  • noun
  • /ˈtɛtrəˌzoʊl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : tetrazol
  • Chemists often study the properties of tetrazole due to its potential applications in pharmaceuticals.

Examples

  • The synthetic method involves creating a tetrazole ring by combining specific organic azides with nitriles.

  • Specifically, 5CITEP possessed a tetrazole group in place of the common DKA carboxylic acid moiety.

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  • Researchers discovered that the tetrazole compound exhibits unique reactive properties useful in drug development.

Surface Forms

tetrazole singular
tetrazoles plural

Morphology

tetrazole = azole (opaque) = tetra + azole

The term is built from specialized chemical combining forms and involves orthographic contraction, so its full meaning requires domain knowledge beyond general learners.

Etymology

Tetrazole comes from tetra- meaning 'four' and -azole, a chemical name for a small ring that has nitrogen atoms. So a tetrazole is a ring-shaped molecule made of five parts, four of which are nitrogen atoms.