thiophene

noun

thio·​phene ˈthī-ə-ˌfēn 

: a heterocyclic liquid C₄H₄S from coal tar that resembles benzene

Examples of thiophene in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The organic molecules and volatiles, comparable to samples of sedimentary rock rich in organics on Earth, included thiophenes, methylthiophenes methanethiol and dimethylsulfide. — 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

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + phene benzene

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for thiophene

• agin
• alkene
• allene
• ameen
• amin
• arene
• athene
• baleen
• beeline
• benzene
• between
• bromine

Medical Definition

thiophene

noun

thio·​phene ˈthī-ə-ˌfēn 

variants also thiophen

-ˌfen 

: a heterocyclic liquid C₄H₄S from coal tar that resembles benzene and is used chiefly in organic synthesis