FURFURAL


Meaning of FURFURAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfər-f(y)ə-ˌral ]

noun

Etymology: Latin furfur bran + International Scientific Vocabulary -al (III)

Date: 1879

: a liquid aldehyde C 5 H 4 O 2 of penetrating odor that is usually made from plant materials and used especially in making furan or phenolic resins and as a solvent

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