Word: oxadiazole
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
xa
di
a
zole
Definition: Any five-membered heterocycle having two carbon atoms, two nitrogen atoms, one oxygen atom, and two double bonds
Morphemes:
Affix: oxa-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to name compounds in which a carbon atom (typically a methylene group) has been replaced by one of oxygen
Affix: di-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Two, twice or double.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: di-
Language: la
Decoded: di-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Two, double; di-.
Affix: azo
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Now especially applied to compounds containing a two atom nitrogen group (-N=N-) uniting two hydrocarbon radicals, as in azobenzene etc.
Affix: -ole
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: in the Hantzsch–Widman nomenclature for naming heterocycles, denotes an unsaturated five-membered ring system