Furan
[fyoo r-an, fyoo-ran] /ˈfyʊər æn, fyʊˈræn/
noun
1.
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated, five-membered heterocyclic compound, C 4 H 4 O, obtained from furfural: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
/ˈfjʊəræn; fjʊəˈræn/
noun
1.
a colourless flammable toxic liquid heterocyclic compound, used in the manufacture of cotton textiles and in the synthesis of nylon. Formula: C4H4O Also called furfuran
furan fu·ran (fyur’ān’, fyu-rān’)
n.
Any of a group of colorless, volatile, heterocyclic organic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and one oxygen atom, used in the synthesis of organics.
furan
(fyr’ān’, fy-rān’)
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