Carbazine

/kɑːrˈbeɪziːn/ noun

Definition

An organic compound used as a reagent in chemical reactions and as a precursor in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and dyes.

Etymology

From 'carb-' (carbon) and '-azine,' referring to a six-membered ring containing two nitrogen atoms. Developed in 19th-century organic chemistry.

Kelly Says

Carbazine appears in research papers from the 1880s onward, showing how chemical nomenclature has been stable for over a century—it's one of the few fields where a 100-year-old textbook uses names still valid today!

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