Furfural

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A colorless, sweet-smelling, mobile liquid, C4H3OCHO, made from corncobs and used in the synthesis of furan, as a solvent for nitrocellulose, and as a fungicide and weed killer.
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  • n. A heterocyclic aldehyde derivative of furan; it is obtained commercially from bran, and has several industrial uses.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. See furfurol.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a liquid aldehyde with a penetrating odor; made from plant hulls and corncobs; used in making furan and as a solvent
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    plant product    aldehyde   
     
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