Thiophene

1 definition found

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]