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fur⋅fur⋅an

  [fur-fyuh-ran, -fuh-]
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–noun
furan.
Origin:
1875–80; furfur + -an

fu⋅ran

  [fyoor-an, fyoo-ran]
–noun
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated, five-membered heterocyclic compound, C4H4O, obtained from furfural: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
Also called furfuran.

Origin:
1890–95; aph. form of furfuran
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fu·ran   (fyŏŏr'ān', fyŏŏ-rān')   
n.  

  1. One of a group of colorless, volatile, heterocyclic organic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and one oxygen atom, obtained from wood oils and used in the synthesis of furfural and other organic compounds.

  2. The simplest such compound, C4H4O. Also called furfuran.


[fur(fural) + -an2.]
fur·fu·ran   (fûr'fə-rān', -fyə-)   
n.  See furan.

[furfur(al) + -an2.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: fu·ran
Pronunciation: 'fyu(&)r-"an, fyu-'ran
Variant: also fu·rane /'fyu(&)r-"An, fyu-'rAn/
Function:noun
: a flammable liquid C4H4O obtained from oils of pines or made synthetically and used especially in organic synthesis; also : a derivativeof furan

Main Entry: fur·fu·ran
Pronunciation: 'f&r-f(y)&-"ran
Function: noun
: FURAN
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furan fu·ran (fy&oobreve;r'ān', fy&oobreve;-rān')
n.
Any of a group of colorless, volatile, heterocyclic organic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and one oxygen atom, used in the synthesis of organics.

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furan   (fyr'ān', fy-rān')  Pronunciation Key 

  1. Any of a group of colorless, volatile, organic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and one oxygen atom. Furans are obtained from wood oils and used in the synthesis of many organic compounds.

  2. The simplest such compound, consisting of a furan ring with two double bonds and attached to four hydrogen atoms. Chemical formula: C4H4O.


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