thenyl

noun

then·​yl

ˈthenᵊl

plural -s

: the radical C₄H₃SCH₂− derived from methyl-thiophene by removal of a hydrogen atom from the methyl group compare benzyl, thienyl

Word History

Etymology

thiophene + -yl

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