Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A colorless, volatile, heterocyclic organic compound, C4H4O, obtained from wood oils and used primarily in organic synthesis.
  • noun Any of various derivatives of this compound.

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  • noun organic chemistry Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and an oxygen atom; especially the simplest one, C4H4O.

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  • noun a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[fur(fural) + –an.]

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Examples

  • More mutagens, called furan derivatives, are found in the onions.

    Minyanville 2010

  • Some facilities added as little as 4% TDF and experienced as much as a 4,140% increase in dioxin and furan emissions.

    Sustainable Design Update » Blog Archive » Tired of Misleading Language 2009

  • The agency said that while irradiation of spinach and iceberg lettuce produces furan, a cancer-causing chemical, the level isn't high enough to cause concern.

    FDA Will Allow Food Companies 2008

  • A few aromatic examples clockwise from top left: alcohol, sherry-like acetaldehyde, vinegary acetic acid, buttery diacetyl, fruity ethyl acetate, nutty furan, solvent-like benzene, and toasty maltol.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • A few aromatic examples clockwise from top left: alcohol, sherry-like acetaldehyde, vinegary acetic acid, buttery diacetyl, fruity ethyl acetate, nutty furan, solvent-like benzene, and toasty maltol.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • Furanodiene - a precursor of furan-containing sesquiterpenoids.

    Chapter 28 1987

  • The aroma of coffee is, he found, composed of extremely complex substances, among which are derivatives of furan and pyrrole, and substances containing sulphur.

    Tadeus Reichstein - Biography 1964

  • The company is developing an efficient, low-cost process to convert carbohydrates into furan-based products, which it calls Furanics, on the basis of novel chemical catalytic technology.www. avantium.com.

    D Mag - News 2010

  • The company is developing an efficient, low-cost process to convert carbohydrates into furan-based products, which it calls Furanics, on the basis of novel chemical catalytic technology.www. avantium.com.

    D Mag - News 2010

  • The company is developing an efficient, low-cost process to convert carbohydrates into furan-based products, which it calls Furanics, on the basis of novel chemical catalytic technology.www. avantium.com.

    D Mag - News 2010

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