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furan: Meaning and Definition of
fu•ran
Pronunciation: (fyoor'an, fyoo-ran'), [key]
— n.
- a colorless, liquid, unsaturated, five-membered heterocyclic compound, CHO, obtained from furfural: used chiefly in organic synthesis. Also called
See also:
- furan (Thesaurus)
