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thiophene

noun

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").

  1. derived from φαίνω
  2. derived from phène
  3. prefixed as thiophene — “thio + phene”

Definitions

  1. Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms…

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for thiophene. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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