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FURANE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does furane mean?
• FURANE (noun)
The noun FURANE has 1 sense:
1. a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon
Familiarity information: FURANE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("furane" 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 "furane"):
nitrofuran (derivative of furan used to inhibit bacterial growth)
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