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Thiophene

Thi′o-phene

,
Noun.
[
Thio-
+
ph
enyl +
-ene
.]
(Chem.)
A sulphur hydrocarbon,
C4H4S
, analogous to furfuran and benzene, and acting as the base of a large number of substances which closely resemble the corresponding aromatic derivatives.

Definition 2024


thiophene

thiophene

See also: thiophène

English

Noun

thiophene (plural thiophenes)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and a sulfur atom; especially the simplest one, C4H4S.

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