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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A colorless, oily substance, C4H4O, obtained by distilling certain organic substances, as pine wood, salts of pyromucic acid, etc.; -- called also
tetraphenol .
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- noun organic chemistry
Furan .
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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
[furfur(al) + –an.]
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