English Explanatory Dictionary

thiophene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.

Word forms

thiophene thiophenes

Etymology

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

Derived words

articaine benzodithiophene benzonaphthothiophene benzothiophene bithiophene butylthiophene cefalotin cefoxitin chlorothiophene dibenzothiophene dihydrothiophene dioxythiophene hexylthiophene oligothiophene pentathiophene polythiophene quinquethiophene sexithiophene terthiophene tetrahydrothiophene thiophenic ticarcillin tiemonium tioconazole
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