吖嗪

Mandarin · pinyin ā qín

Meanings

  1. -azine
  2. heterocyclic compound containing nitrogen in their ring such as pyridine 吡啶 bǐ dìng C5H5N, pyrazine 噠嗪 dā qín C4H4N2 or pyrimidine 嘧啶 mì dìng C4H4N2
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ā · used in translation; (Cant.) final particle
嗪
qín · character used in translation
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1–2 · a1 qin2

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  1. azine

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吖嗪 · a1 qin2
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Exact source record吖嗪 吖嗪 [a1 qin2] /-azine/heterocyclic compound containing nitrogen in their ring such as pyridine 吡啶[bi3 ding4] C5H5N, pyrazine 噠嗪|哒嗪[da1 qin2] C4H4N2 or pyrimidine 嘧啶[mi4 ding4] C4H4N2/