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thiophene
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thiophene, n. [Thio- + phenyl + -ene.].
A sulphur hydrocarbon, C4H4S , analogous to furfuran and benzene, and acting as the base of a large number of substances which closely resemble the corresponding aromatic derivatives. [1913 Webster]
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