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FURFUROL
Fur
"
fu
*
rol,
n.
Etym:
[L.
furfur
bran
+
oleum
oil.
] (
Chem.
)
Defn: A
colorless
oily
liquid,
C4H3O.CHO,
of
a
pleasant
odor,
obtained
by
the
distillation
of
bran,
sugar,
etc.
,
and
regarded
as
an
aldehyde
derivative
of
furfuran;
--
called
also
furfural.
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