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Thiophthene

Thi-oph′thene

,

Noun.

[Abbreviated from

thio

na

phthene

.]

(Chem.)

A double thiophene nucleus,

C6H4S2

, analogous to thionaphthene, and the base of a large series of compounds.

[Written also

thiophtene

.]

Definition 2024

thiophthene

thiophthene

English

Alternative forms

thiophtene

Noun

thiophthene ‎(plural thiophthenes)

(chemistry) A double thiophene nucleus, C₆H₄S₂, analogous to thionaphthene, and the base of a large series of compounds.