different between aziridine vs aza

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??z???di?n/

Noun

aziridine (plural aziridines)

1. (organic chemistry) A three-membered heterocycle containing two methylene groups and an imine; the nitrogen equivalent of ethylene oxide.
2. (by extension) Any derivative of this basic structure.

Synonyms

• ethyleneimine
• azacyclopropane

Related terms

• azetidine, an analogous four-membered heterocycle
• azolidine, an analogous five-membered heterocycle

Translations

Anagrams

• diazirine

Italian

Noun

aziridine f

1. plural of aziridina

Anagrams

• indiziare
• indizierà

English

Noun

aza (uncountable)

1. (chemistry, attributive) A nitrogen atom substituted for a carbon atom within a ring.
   • 2003, Heinrich Zollinger, Color Chemistry [1], ?ISBN, page 73:

     "However, aza N-atoms (~N=) have to be counted, if they replace methine groups in the chain."

Derived terms

• aziridine

Anagrams

• zaa

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese asa (“wing, handle”), from Vulgar Latin asa, from Latin ansa (“handle”). Compare the doublet asa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a.?a/

Noun

aza f (plural azas)

1. (proscribed) Synonym of á (“wing”)
   • 1955, Celso Emilio Ferreiro, O soño sulagado, Akal editor, page 40:

     e nós, os homes, nunca tivemos azas.

     and we men never had wings.

Related terms

• asa

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese asa. Cognate with Kabuverdianu aza.

Noun

aza

1. wing

Japanese

Romanization

aza

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese asa.

Noun

aza

1. wing

Portuguese

Noun

aza f (plural azas)

1. Obsolete spelling of asa

Zazaki

Etymology

From Arabic ????.

Noun

aza c

1. member