Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition


Thionaphthene

Thiˊo-naph′thene

,
Noun.
[
Thio
phene +
naphth
al
ene
.]
(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)

  1. (organic chemistry) A two-ringed aromatic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to one of thiophene; any derivative of this compound