thiophene

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noun

Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and a sulfur atom; especially the simplest one, C₄H₄S.

“methyl thiophene”

OriginEnglish phene ← French phène ← Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) →
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Meanings

nounthiophene (plural thiophenes)

plural thiophenes

  1. chemistryAny of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and a sulfur atom; especially the simplest one, C₄H₄S.

    methyl thiophene

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
thienylene

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  3. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  4. Englishthio-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  7. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  8. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  9. Frenchphène
  10. Englishphene
  11. Englishthiophene

From thio- + phene ("benzene").

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Translations

Catalan tiofè
  • tiofèaromatic heterocyclic compound
Chinese Cantonese 噻吩
  • 噻吩 (sak¹ fan¹)aromatic heterocyclic compound
Chinese Mandarin 噻吩
  • 噻吩 (sāifēn)aromatic heterocyclic compound
Esperanto tiofeno
  • tiofenoaromatic heterocyclic compound
German Thiophen
  • Thiophenaromatic heterocyclic compound
Hungarian tiofén
  • tiofénaromatic heterocyclic compound
Italian tiofene
  • tiofenearomatic heterocyclic compound
Japanese チオフェン
  • チオフェン (chiofen)aromatic heterocyclic compound
Korean 티오펜
  • 티오펜 (tiopen)aromatic heterocyclic compound
Portuguese tiofeno
  • tiofenoaromatic heterocyclic compound
Romanian tiofen
  • tiofenaromatic heterocyclic compound
Spanish tiofeno
  • tiofenoaromatic heterocyclic compound
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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