Chem. Also -ol. [f. TRI- 5 a + AZ(OTE + -ole (= oleum oil).]
a. A general term for compounds the molecules of which contain a cyclic group consisting of three nitrogen and two carbon atoms. The ring may be arranged in two ways.
b. A compound having the formula C2H3N3 and containing a triazole ring with two double bindings. Five isomers are possible, and are variously named; e.g., triazole, osotriazole, isotriazole.
1888. Muir & Morley, Watts’ Dict. Chem., I. 423. Triazol. A name given to the hypothetical C2H3N3.
1894. [see TRIAZINE].
1900. Smith, Richter’s Org. Chem. (ed. 3), II. 512. Triazole, C2H3N3, melting at 121° and boiling at 260°, is obtained from formamide and formhydrazide.
