[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- Any of a class of compounds whose molecules contain a ring of one nitrogen, one oxygen, and four carbon atoms, some of which are used as dyes; specifically a monocyclic compound with this structure and the formula C₄ H₅ NO.


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Origin:
late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry. From German Oxazin from a rearrangement of Azoxin from az- + oxy- + -in