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furan definition

fu·ran (fyo̵̅o̅′ran′, fyo̵̅o̅ ran′; fyo̵or′an′)

noun

a colorless, liquid heterocyclic compound, CHO, prepared from wood tar or furfural, and used in organic synthesis

Etymology: contr. < furfuran

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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