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furan

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fyŏŏr′an, fyŏŏ ran′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fu•ran  (fyŏŏr′an, fyŏŏ ran′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Chemistrya colorless, liquid, unsaturated, five-membered heterocyclic compound, C4H4O, obtained from furfural: used chiefly in organic synthesis. Also called furfuran. 
  • aphetic form of furfuran 1890–95

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