thienyl

noun

thi·​enyl

ˈthīəˌnil

plural -s

: either of two univalent isomeric radicals C₄H₃S derived from thiophene by removal of a hydrogen atom from either the alpha or 2-position or the beta or 3-position

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary thiophene + -yl

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