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furnace
Furneaux Group
furnish
furnished
furnishings
furniture
furor
furore
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furosemide
fu·ro·se·mide [ fyoo rṓssə md ]


noun 
Definition:
 
drug inducing urination: a drug that induces urination. Use: treatment of edema.
[Mid-20th century. < 1st syllable of furyl "chemical derived from furan" + -sem-, origin ?]
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