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furfural definition

fur·fu·ral (fʉr′fyo̵̅o̅ ral′, fʉr′fyo̵̅o̅ ral′; -fə-)

noun

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

Etymology: furfur + -al

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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