either of two aldehydes derived from furan, esp 2-furaldehyde
furfuraldehyde
Word origin
C20: shortened from furfuraldehyde, from furfurol (see furfur, -ol1) + aldehyde
Examples of 'furaldehyde' in a sentence
furaldehyde
The spectral interference of the 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furaldehyde in the distillate was eliminated by the dual-wavelength measurement technique.
Yingying Liu, Hailong Li, Jianming Yang, Bingyun Li, Chunhui Zhang, Mengru Liu 2016, 'An Improved Method for Determination of Pentosans in Pulps using Dual-Wavelength Spectroscopy',BioResourceshttp://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_11_3_6801_Liu_Improved_Method_Pentosans_Pulps_Spectroscopy. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The contents of furfural and 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furaldehyde generated during the extraction were also determined.
Heli Cheng, Jinling Li, Qinghua Feng, Huaiyu Zhan, Yimin Xie 2014, 'Hot Water Extraction of Corn Stover: Hemicellulose Fractionation and its Effect onSubsequent Soda-AQ Pulping', BioResourceshttp://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_09_2_2671_Cheng_Hot_Water_Extraction_Stover. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)