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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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]


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]