Thiophene \Thi"o*phene\, n. [Thio- + phenyl + -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.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Thiophene \Thi"o*phene\, n. [Thio- + phenyl + -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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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