"furan" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfjʊəɹæn/ Forms: furans [plural]
Etymology: furfural + -an Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|furfural|an}} furfural + -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} furan (plural furans)
  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms, two double bonds and an oxygen atom; especially the simplest one, C₄H₄O. Wikipedia link: furan Categories (topical): Organic compounds Related terms: pyran Translations (any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds): furan [masculine] (Catalan), 呋喃 (fu¹ naam⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 呋喃 (fūnán) (Chinese Mandarin), furaani (Finnish), furane [masculine] (French), Furan [neuter] (German), φουράνιο (fouránio) (Greek), furán (Hungarian), furano [masculine] (Italian), フラン (furan) (Japanese), 퓨란 (pyuran) (Korean), furan [masculine] (Polish), furano [masculine] (Portuguese), furano [masculine] (Spanish)

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