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[syn: furfural, furfuraldehyde]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Furfurol \Fur"fu*rol\, n. [L. furfur bran + oleum oil.] (Chem.)
A colorless oily liquid, C4H3O.CHO, of a pleasant odor,
obtained by the distillation of bran, sugar, etc., and
regarded as an aldehyde derivative of furfuran; -- called
also furfural.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
furfural
n 1: a liquid aldehyde with a penetrating odor; made from plant
hulls and corncobs; used in making furan and as a solvent
[syn: furfural, furfuraldehyde]