Furfuran

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Furfuran \Fur"fu*ran\, n. [L. furfur bran.] (Chem.)
     A colorless, oily substance, {C4H4O}, obtained by distilling
     certain organic substances, as pine wood, salts of pyromucic
     acid, etc.; -- called also {tetraphenol}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  furfuran
       n : a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of
           nylon [syn: {furan}, {furane}]