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thiophene.

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

    methyl thiophene
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phèneder. English phene English thiophene From thio- + phene ("benzene").

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