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Thionaphthene
Thiˊo-naph′thene
,Noun.
[
Thio
phene + naphth
alene
.] (Chem.)
A double benzene and thiophene nucleus,
C8H6S
, analogous to naphthalene, and like it the base of a large series of derivatives. [Written also
thionaphtene
.] Definition 2024
thionaphthene
thionaphthene
English
Alternative forms
- thionaphtene
Noun
thionaphthene (plural thionaphthenes)
- (organic chemistry) A two-ringed aromatic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to one of thiophene; any derivative of this compound