thiophene
noun
thio·phene
ˈthī-ə-ˌfēn 
: a heterocyclic liquid C4H4S from coal tar that resembles benzene
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The organic molecules and volatiles, comparable to samples of sedimentary rock rich in organics on Earth, included thiophenes, methylthiophenes methanethiol and dimethylsulfide.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 6 Mar. 2020
Numerous organic compounds were discovered, including thiophene, 2- and 3-methylthiophenes, methanethiol, and dimethylsulfide.
—Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 7 June 2018
Only a few of the organic molecules, sulfur-bearing carbon rings called thiophenes, were abundant enough to be detected directly, Eigenbrode says.
—Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS, 7 June 2018
Ashley Strickland, CNN, 6 Mar. 2020
Numerous organic compounds were discovered, including thiophene, 2- and 3-methylthiophenes, methanethiol, and dimethylsulfide.
—Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 7 June 2018
Only a few of the organic molecules, sulfur-bearing carbon rings called thiophenes, were abundant enough to be detected directly, Eigenbrode says.
—Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS, 7 June 2018
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thiophene
noun
thio·phene
ˈthī-ə-ˌfēn
variants
also thiophen
: a heterocyclic liquid C4H4S from coal tar that resembles benzene and is used chiefly in organic synthesis
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