furfuraldehyde

fur·fur·al

F f

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fur-fyuh-ral, -fuh-]
- /ˈfɜr fyəˌræl, -fə-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fur-fyuh-ral, -fuh-]
- /ˈfɜr fyəˌræl, -fə-/

Definitions of furfuraldehyde word

noun furfuraldehyde a colorless, oily liquid, C 5 H 4 O 2 , having an aromatic odor, obtained from bran, sugar, wood, corncobs, or the like, by distillation: used chiefly in the manufacture of plastics and as a solvent in the refining of lubricating oils. 1
noun furfuraldehyde a colourless flammable soluble mobile liquid with a penetrating odour, present in oat and rice hulls; 2-furaldehyde: used as a solvent and in the manufacture of resins. Formula: C5H4O2 0
noun furfuraldehyde (organic chemistry) furfural. 0

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Origin of furfuraldehyde

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

1875-80; < Latin furfur bran + -al3

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