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FURFURAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does furfuran mean? 

FURFURAN (noun)
  The noun FURFURAN has 1 sense:

1. a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylonplay

  Familiarity information: FURFURAN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FURFURAN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

furan; furane; furfuran

Hypernyms ("furfuran" is a kind of...):

organic compound (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "furfuran"):

nitrofuran (derivative of furan used to inhibit bacterial growth)


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