/ferr"fyeuh ral', -feuh-/ , n.
a colorless, oily liquid, C 5 H 4 O 2 , having an aromatic odor, obtained from bran, sugar, wood, corncobs, or the like, by distillation: used chiefly in the manufacture of plastics and as a solvent in the refining of lubricating oils. Also called furfuraldehyde /ferr'fyeuh ral"deuh huyd', -feuh-/ , pyromucic aldehyde .
[ 1875-80; furfur bran + -AL 3 ]