furan
[fyoo r-an, fyoo-ran]
- a colorless, liquid, unsaturated, five-membered heterocyclic compound, C4H4O, obtained from furfural: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
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Origin of furan
First recorded in 1890–95; aphetic form of furfuran
Also called furfuran.
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furan
- a colourless flammable toxic liquid heterocyclic compound, used in the manufacture of cotton textiles and in the synthesis of nylon. Formula: C 4 H 4 OAlso called: furfuran
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Word Origin
C19: shortened form of furfuran, from furfur
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furan
(fyur′ăn′, fyu-răn′)- 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.
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furan
[fyur′ăn′, fyu-răn′]
- Any of a group of colorless, volatile, organic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and one oxygen atom. Furans are obtained from wood oils and used in the synthesis of many organic compounds.
- The simplest such compound, consisting of a furan ring with two double bonds and attached to four hydrogen atoms. Chemical formula: C4H4O.
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