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furfural

fur fur al |ˈfərf (y )əˌral ˈfərfjəræl | noun Chemistry a colorless liquid used in synthetic resin manufacture, originally obtained by distilling bran. [An aldehyde derived from furan; chem. formula: C 4 H 3 OCHO. ] ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from obsolete furfurol (in the same sense ) + -al .

 

furfuraldehyde

fur fur al de hyde |ˌfərf (y )əˈraldəˌhīd ˌfərfjəˈrældəˌhaɪd | noun Chemistry another term for furfural.

 

Oxford Dictionary

furfural

furfural |ˈfəːf (j )əral | noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry a colourless liquid used in synthetic resin manufacture, originally obtained by distilling bran. An aldehyde derived from furan; chem. formula: C 4 H 3 OCHO. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from obsolete furfurol (in the same sense ) + -al .

 

furfuraldehyde

furfuraldehyde |ˌfəːf (j )əˈraldɪhʌɪd | noun Chemistry another term for furfural.

 

Duden Dictionary

Furfural

Fur fu ral Substantiv, Neutrum Chemie , das |Furfur a l |das Furfural; Genitiv: des Furfurals lateinisch aus Pentosen enthaltenden landwirtschaftlichen Abfallstoffen (wie z. B. Kleie ) gewonnene farblose, schleimhautreizende ölige Flüssigkeit, die u. a. als Lösungsmittel verwendet wird