noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A bicyclic aromatic heterocycle in which a benzene ring is fused to that of a thiophene molecule; it occurs in some coal tars and is used in the synthesis of other compounds. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From benzo- + thiophene.

Related phrases

benzene ringcoal tar

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.