| thiophene | <chemistry> 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. Origin: Thio- + phenyl + -ene. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| 2,5-bis(5-t-butylbenzoxazol-2-yl)thiophene | A scintillator used in radioactivity measurements by scintillation counting. Acronym: BBOT (05 Mar 2000) |
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