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furfural Chem.|ˈfɜːfjʊəræl|
[f. furfurol + -al2.]
An aldehyde of furan, C4H3O·CHO, a colourless liquid which darkens in air and which is used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of furan derivatives and synthetic resins; 2-furaldehyde; = furfurol; furfural resin = furan resin.
1879H. Watts Dict. Chem. (ed. 2) VIII. i. 832 Furfural or furfurol, C5H4O2. Pyromucic aldehyde. 1901Daily Chron. 11 May 2/2 In the case of whisky the chief cause of mischief is furfural, from which old matured whisky is free. 1939H. R. Simonds Industr. Plastics (1940) iii. 74 The furfural resins are dark in color and therefore are used only with great difficulty for producing light colored plastics. 1960Times Rev. Industry May 82/3 By the hydrolysis of the waste products [from the manufacture of cellulose] furfural—an important raw material for the oil processing industries and an intermediate in the manufacture of nylon—may be obtained. 1969J. A. Brydson Plastics Materials (ed. 2) xxiv. 511 Furfural occurs in the free state in many plants but is obtained commercially by degradation of hemi-cellulose consitutents present in these plants. |