thiophene

noun thio·phene \ˈthī-ə-ˌfēn\

Definition of THIOPHENE

: a heterocyclic liquid C₄H₄S from coal tar that resembles benzene

International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + phene benzene

First Known Use: 1883

Medical Dictionary

noun thio·phene \ˈthī-ə-ˌfēn\

: a heterocyclic liquid C₄H₄S from coal tar that resembles benzene and is used chiefly in organic synthesis

thio·phene also thio·phen \-ˌfen\

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