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fur•fur•al n.

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. Also called fur•fur•al•de•hyde pyromucic aldehyde.

Latin furfur bran + -al³
1875–80

'furfural' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

furan - furfurol - furocoumarin - pyromucic aldehyde - xylan - xylose

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