-irene

Morpheme

-irene

Type

suffix

Denotation

chemical suffix naming unsaturated three-membered ring heterocycles

Etymology

coinage by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) from Tri

Evidence

azirene, diazirene, oxirene, thiirene

Notes

Hantzsch–Widman nomenclature

See Also

-irine, Tri