Carbazole

/kɑːrˈbeɪzoʊl/ noun

A crystalline organic compound with a tricyclic structure, used in dyes, pharmaceuticals, and advanced materials like light-emitting diodes.

From 'carb-' (carbon) and '-azole,' indicating a five-membered nitrogen-containing ring fused to a benzene ring. Identified in coal tar in the 1870s.

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