dioxythiophene

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noun

Any of a class of organic compound derived from thiophene in which two substituents are attached to its ring via two oxygen atoms

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Meanings

noundioxythiophene (countable and uncountable, plural dioxythiophenes)

plural dioxythiophenes

  1. countablein compoundsuncountablechemistryAny of a class of organic compound derived from thiophene in which two substituents are attached to its ring via two oxygen atoms

Origin

From di- + oxy- + thiophene.

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