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furfural

/fur-fyuh-ral, -fuh-/US // ˈfɜr fyəˌræl, -fə- //

糠醛,呋喃酮

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a colorless, oily liquid, C5H4O2, having an aromatic odor, obtained from bran, sugar, wood, corncobs, or the like, by distillation: used chiefly in the manufacture of plastics and as a solvent in the refining of lubricating oils.

Examples

  • This enables us to exclude the furfural-yielding groups from the lignone complex.

  • It is usual to regard furfural as invariably produced from a pentose residue.

  • The furfural constants of the lignocellulose are unaffected by the acetylation and condensation.

  • The smoke of a single cigaret may contain as much furfural as two ounces of whisky.

  • (e) Molisch's reaction for furfural will be shown by those proteins which contain a carbohydrate group.