thianthrene

noun

thi·​an·​threne

thīˈanˌthrēn

plural -s

: a crystalline heterocyclic parent compound C₁₂H₈S₂ that is regarded as anthracene in which the two middle methylidyne groups are replaced by sulfur atoms and that is made by the action of sulfur chloride on benzene in the presence of aluminum chloride and in other ways

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + -anthrene

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