Furan Definition

fyo͝orăn, fyo͝o-răn

noun

A colorless, liquid heterocyclic compound, C₄H₄O, prepared from wood tar or furfural, and used in organic synthesis.

Webster's New World

Any of various derivatives of this compound.

American Heritage

(organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and an oxygen atom; especially the simplest one, C₄H₄O.

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Other Word Forms of Furan

Singular:

furan

Plural:

furans

fur(fural) –an

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
furfural + -an

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