What does "furan" mean?

Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms, two double bonds and an oxygen atom; especially the simplest one, C₄H₄O.

What is a synonym for "furan"?

Common synonyms include: furane, furfuran.

Furan

//ˈfjʊə.ɹæn// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms, two double bonds and an oxygen atom; especially the simplest one, C₄H₄O.
2
a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

furane furfuran

Etymology

From furfural + -an.

Related phrases

methyl furan

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