English Explanatory Dictionary

furan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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.

Pronunciation

/ˈfjʊə.ɹæn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-furan.wav /ˈfjʊɹ.æn/

Word forms

furan furans

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin furfur Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English furfural Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English furan From furfural + -an.

Related words

pyran

Derived words

agarofuran anthrafuran arabinofuran arylfuran benzofuran bifuran butylfuran carbofuran ceftiofur difuran dimethylfuran eriobofuran furanic furanochromone furanoflavonoid furanoid furanoindoline furanone furanose furanosteroid furanoxide furanyl furanyne furbucillin furocoumarin furofuran furoic furoin furyl fuzlocillin galactofuran halofuran isofuran menthofuran methanofuran methylfuran methyl furan mulberrofuran naphthofuran neurofuran nifuran nitrofuran novofuran orafuran otofuran parfuran phenylfuran polyfuran pyrufuran rosefuran selenofuran shikonofuran tetrahydrofuran thiofuran trifuran

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