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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 nylon
Familiarity information: FURFURAN 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 ("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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