aziridine

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

• IPA^(key): /əˈzɪɹɪdiːn/

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.

• ethyleneimine
• azacyclopropane

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

• diazirine

aziridine f

1. plural of aziridina

• indiziare
• indizierà