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furfuran

[ fur-fyuh-ran, -fuh- ]

noun



furfuran

/ ˈfɜːfəˌræn; ˈfɜːfjʊ- /

noun

  1. another name for furan
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of furfuran1

First recorded in 1875–80; furfur + -an

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