FURFURAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does furfural mean? 

• FURFURAL (noun)
  The noun FURFURAL has 1 sense:

1. a liquid aldehyde with a penetrating odor; made from plant hulls and corncobs; used in making furan and as a solvent

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• FURFURAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A liquid aldehyde with a penetrating odor; made from plant hulls and corncobs; used in making furan and as a solvent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

furfural; furfuraldehyde

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

aldehyde (any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids)

plant product (a product made from plant material)