Meanings
noundibenzothiophene (plural dibenzothiophenes)
plural dibenzothiophenes
- chemistryThe tricyclic heterocycle in which two benzene rings are fused to that of thiophene; any of its derivatives, especially those that occur in crude oil
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
- Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
- Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
- Latindi-
- Englishdi-
- Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
- Proto-Indo-European*yew-
- Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
- Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
- Proto-Austronesian*zawa
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
- Old Javanesejawa
- Old JavaneseJawi
- Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
- Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
- Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
- Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
- Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
- Catalanbenjuí
- Middle Frenchbenjoin
- Englishbenzoin
- Englishbenzo-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
- Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
- Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
- Englishthio-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
- Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
- Frenchphène
- Englishphene
- Englishthiophene
- Englishdibenzothiophene
From di- + benzo- + thiophene.
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APA
dibenzothiophene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dibenzothiophene
MLA
“dibenzothiophene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dibenzothiophene. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dibenzothiophene,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dibenzothiophene.
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