Definition of Furfuraldehyde

1. Noun. A liquid aldehyde with a penetrating odor; made from plant hulls and corncobs; used in making furan and as a solvent.

Exact synonyms: Furfural
Generic synonyms: Aldehyde, Plant Product

Definition of Furfuraldehyde

1. Noun. (organic compound) furfural ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Furfuraldehyde

furethidine
fureur
fureurs
furfags
furfair
furfairs
furfan
furfans
furfen
furfie
furfies
furfur
furfuraceous
furfural
furfuraldehyde (current term)
furfurals
furfuran
furfurans
furfuration
furfurations
furfurcaeous
furfures
furfurine
furfurol
furfurol reaction
furfurols
furfurous
furfurs
furfuryl

Literary usage of Furfuraldehyde

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Text-book of Organic Chemistry by Arnold Frederik Holleman (1920)
"furfuraldehyde thus results from the elimination of three molecules of water ... Analogous to the conversion of pentoses into furfuraldehyde is that of ..."

2. Elements of Chemistry: Theoretical and Practical by William Allen Miller (1880)
"furfuraldehyde forms a crystalline compound with hydric sodic sulphite ... furfuraldehyde is not affected by hydrochloric acid, but ou adding this acid to a ..."

3. Practical organic and bio-chemistry by Robert Henry Aders Plimmer (1920)
"CH2OH, is formed from furfuraldehyde by reduction, or by the action of caustic soda ... furfuraldehyde or furfural is the chief compound of the group and is ..."

4. American Druggist (1891)
"The following are the minimum proportions per liter which can be detected : furfuraldehyde, 0.010 Gm. ; capryl alcohol, 0.050; isobutyl aldehyde, ..."

5. A Text-book of Physiological Chemistry for Students of Medicine by John Harper Long (1909)
"The reaction depends on the formation of furfuraldehyde by the ... This furfuraldehyde combines then with the a-naphthol to produce a deep violet color, ..."

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