thiophene

(thi'o-fen) A hydrocarbon found in commercial benzene, a colorle oily liquid antiseptic, but employed only in salts with iodine and bromine, so'dium t. sul'phonate, a white crystalline powder used in prurigo in place of beta-n^phthol. t. bin i'odide a yellow crystalline powder, employed as an antiseptic dusting powder in place of iodoform, t. dii'odide, t. bin iodide. t. tetrabro'mide, a yellow crystalline powder, used like the bin iodide.