benzothiazole

noun

ben·​zo·​thi·​a·​zole

¦ben-(ˌ)zō-ˈthī-ə-ˌzōl

plural -s

: a liquid compound C₇H₅NS made by cyclization from ortho-amino-thiophenol and formaldehyde well known as a parent compound of mercaptobenzothiazole and many dyes

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary benz- + thiazole

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