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English Dictionary: furfural by the DICT Development Group
2 results for furfural
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
furfural
n
  1. a liquid aldehyde with a penetrating odor; made from plant hulls and corncobs; used in making furan and as a solvent
    Synonym(s): furfural, furfuraldehyde
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Furfurol \Fur"fu*rol\, n. [L. furfur bran + oleum oil.] (Chem.)
      A colorless oily liquid, {C4H3O.CHO}, of a pleasant odor,
      obtained by the distillation of bran, sugar, etc., and
      regarded as an aldehyde derivative of furfuran; -- called
      also {furfural}.
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