dithiepine

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noun

A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of two fused thiepine rings.

OriginEnglish thiepine ← Latin di- ← Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-) →
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Meanings

noundithiepine (plural dithiepines)

plural dithiepines

  1. chemistryA bicyclic heterocycle consisting of two fused thiepine rings.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Englishthiepine
  8. Englishdithiepine

From di- + thiepine.

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APA

dithiepine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dithiepine

MLA

“dithiepine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dithiepine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dithiepine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dithiepine.

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