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Definition of Furan
1. Noun. A colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon.
Definition of Furan
1. Noun. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and an oxygen atom; especially the simplest one, C4H4O. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Furan
1. a flammable liquid [n -S]
Medical Definition of Furan
1. A cyclic compound found, usually in saturated form, in those sugars with an oxygen bridge between carbon atoms 1 and 4, or 2 and 5, or 3 and 7, for which reason they are known as furanoses. (05 Mar 2000)
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Literary usage of Furan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"no furan run), and the reproducibility was close to the systematic error (paper
... The increased yield of hydrocarbon 22 when furan is absent can also be ..."
2. A Text-book of Organic Chemistry by Arnold Frederik. Holleman (1920)
"To furan is assigned the ring-formula OOO HCCH 5 2 a or HC—CH or This formula is
supported by the resemblance in properties between some of its derivatives, ..."
3. Eighth Annual Report on Carcinogens: 1998 Summary edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"This reactive metabolite probably explains furan's binding reactivity with proteins
both in vitro ... furan metabolites may react with DNA, but Burka et al. ..."
4. Furfuryl Alcohol from the People's Republic of China And South Africa: An ...by DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"furan resins account for more than 90 percent of the annual domestic consumption
of furfuryl alcohol. These resins are heat-stable and resistant to acid, ..."
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