furfuran

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

fur=fur=an

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun furfuran has 1 sense

furfuran(n = noun.substance) furan, furane - a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon;

is a kind of organic compound

has particulars: nitrofuran

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CIDE DICTIONARY

furfuran, n. [L. furfur bran.].

A colorless, oily substance, C4H4O, obtained by distilling certain organic substances, as pine wood, salts of pyromucic acid, etc.; -- called also tetraphenol. [1913 Webster]