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Furfural

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Noun

1. furfural, furfuraldehyde

a liquid aldehyde with a penetrating odor; made from plant hulls and corncobs; used in making furan and as a solvent

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Furfural

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noun
another name for furfuraldehyde

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Furfural

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noun
a colorless, sweet-smelling oily liquid, C4H3OCHO, produced from corncobs, oat hulls, and other cereal wastes, used as a solvent and to make dyes, lacquers, synthetic resins, etc.

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Furfural

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n.
A colorless, sweet-smelling, oily liquid, C5H4O2, made from corncobs and other cellulosic wastes and used in the synthesis of furan derivatives, as a solvent for nitrocellulose, cellulose acetate, and certain dyes, and as a fungicide and insecticide.

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