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furanose
furbearer
furbelow
furbish
furcate
furcula
furfur
furfuraceous
furfural
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furfural
fur·fu·ral [ fúrfərəl, fúrfyərəl ]


noun 
Definition:
 
chemical occurring in plants: a colorless liquid with a distinctive smell. Source: plants. Use: manufacture of plastics, in oil refining, in agriculture. C5H4O2
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