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Thiophene
Thi′o-phene
,Noun.
[
Thio-
+ ph
enyl + -ene
.] (Chem.)
A sulphur hydrocarbon,
C4H4S
, analogous to furfuran and benzene, and acting as the base of a large number of substances which closely resemble the corresponding aromatic derivatives.