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Furfural
/ˈfɝfjəˌɹæl/
A heterocyclic aldehyde derivative of furan; it is obtained commercially from bran, and has several industrial uses.
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A heterocyclic aldehyde derivative of furan; it is obtained commercially from bran, and has several industrial uses.
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| furfuraldehydenoun | (organic chemistry) furfural |
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| Word | Definition |
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| furfuraldehydenoun | (organic chemistry) furfural |
| hydroxymethylnoun | (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical HO-CH₂- |
| furfurolnoun | Alternative form of furfural (“an aldehyde”); see furfurol. [(organic chemistry) A heterocyclic aldehyde derivative of furan, obtained commercially from bran, with several industrial uses.] |
| furfurylnoun | (organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from furfural |
| furaldehydenoun | (organic chemistry) furfural |
| furfurannoun | (organic chemistry) Furan. |
| furfurinenoun | (archaic, organic chemistry) A base obtained indirectly from furfurol. |
| furolnoun | Synonym of furfural. |
| furanylnoun | (organic chemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical derived from a furan. |
| furoic acidnoun | (organic chemistry) A heterocyclic carboxylic acid, furan-2-carboxylic acid, obtained by the oxidation of furfural. |
| furanoidnoun | (organic chemistry) Any compound whose structure is based on furan. |
| hydroxymethylfurfuralnoun | (organic chemistry) A heterocyclic compound, 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde, that is formed during the thermal decomposition of some sugars, and has potential use as a biofuel |
| furfurylaminenoun | (organic chemistry) The amine 1-(2-furyl)methylamine derived from furfural |
| furanenoun | (organic chemistry) Alternative form of furan. [(organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms, two double bonds and an oxygen atom; especially the simplest one, C₄H₄O.] |
| furfurolenoun | Alternative form of furfurol. |
| arylfurannoun | (organic chemistry) Any aryl derivative of a furan |
| furaneolnoun | (organic chemistry) A derivative of furanone, 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3-furanone, used in the flavour and perfume industries to impart a strawberry scent. |
| furannoun | (organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms, two double bonds and an oxygen atom; especially the simplest one, C₄H₄O. |
| butylfurannoun | (organic chemistry) Any butyl derivative of a furan |
| furofurannoun | (organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle composed of two fused furan rings |
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