thiophene
See also: thiophène
English
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Etymology
Noun
thiophene (plural thiophenes)
- (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.