benzothiophene
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benzothiophene (countable and uncountable, plural benzothiophenes)
- (organic chemistry) 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.