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furfuran
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun furfuran has 1 sense
- furfuran(n = noun.substance) furan, furane - a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon; Array is a kind of organic compound
has particulars: nitrofuran
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]
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