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Webster 1913 Edition

Thienone

Thi′e-none

,

Noun.

[

Thien

yl + ket

one

.]

(Chem.)

A ketone derivative of thiophene obtained as a white crystalline substance,

(C4H3S)2.CO

, by the action of aluminum chloride and carbonyl chloride on thiophene.