C4H4S

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thiophene \Thi"o*phene\, n. [Thio- + phenyl + -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.
     [1913 Webster]