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Meaning of "furfural" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FURFURAL

furfural  [ˈfɜːfjərəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FURFURAL

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Furfural is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FURFURAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Furfural

Methoxymethylfurfural Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa) Y (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Infobox references Furfural is an organic compound derived from a variety of agricultural byproducts, including corncobs, oat, wheat bran, and sawdust. The name furfural comes from the Latin word furfur, meaning bran, referring to its usual source. Furfural is a heterocyclic aldehyde, with the ring structure shown at right. Its chemical formula is OC4H3CHO. It is a colorless oily liquid with the odor of almonds, but upon exposure to air samples quickly become yellow. It is one of the components found in vanilla.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FURFURAL


agricultural
ˌæɡrɪˈkʌltʃərəl
architectural
ˌɑːkɪˈtektʃərəl
behavioural
bɪˈheɪvjərəl
cultural
ˈkʌltʃərəl
electoral
ɪˈlɛktərəl
federal
ˈfɛdərəl
funeral
ˈfjuːnərəl
general
ˈdʒɛnərəl
interbehavioral
ˌɪntəbɪˈheɪvjərəl
junctural
ˈdʒʌŋktjərəl
lateral
ˈlætərəl
liberal
ˈlɪbərəl
mineral
ˈmɪnərəl
nonbehavioral
ˌnɒnbɪˈheɪvjərəl
postural
ˈpɒstjərəl
rural
ˈrʊərəl
spiral
ˈspaɪərəl
structural
ˈstrʌktʃərəl
temporal
ˈtɛmpərəl
tumoral
ˈtjuːmjərəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FURFURAL

furciferous
furcraea
furcula
furculae
furcular
furculum
fureur
furfur
furfuraceous
furfuraceously
furfuraldehyde
furfuran
furfurous
furibund
Furies
furiosity
furioso
furious
furiously
furiousness

WORDS THAT END LIKE FURFURAL

aural
binaural
cross-cultural
fural
horticultural
inaugural
intercultural
multicultural
mural
natural
neural
pleural
plural
procedural
sculptural
sociocultural
supernatural
the supernatural
ultrastructural
unnatural

Synonyms and antonyms of furfural in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «furfural» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FURFURAL

Find out the translation of furfural to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of furfural from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «furfural» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

糠醛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

furfural
570 millions of speakers

English

furfural
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Furfural
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فورفورال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фурфурол
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

furfural
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

furfural
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

furfural
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Furfural
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Furfural
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フルフラール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

푸르 푸랄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Furfural
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

furfural
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

furfural
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फेरफुरल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

furfural
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

furfurolo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

furfurolu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фурфурол
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

furfurol
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φουρφουράλη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

furfuraal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

furfural
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

furfural
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of furfural

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FURFURAL»

The term «furfural» is regularly used and occupies the 58.441 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FURFURAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about furfural

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FURFURAL»

Discover the use of furfural in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to furfural and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Chemistry and Technology of Furfural and its Many ...
This book is a "world first", since the furfural industry has been traditionally secretive to the point of appearing shrouded in clouds of mystery.
K.J. Zeitsch, 2000
2
Essentials of Carbohydrate Chemistry
The formation of furfural is an acid-catalyzed dehydration reaction in which 3 moles of water are removed from 1 mole of hexose or pentose. The reactions are shown in Fig. 3.8. A common method for producing 5-(hydroxymethyl) furfural is the ...
John F. Robyt, 1998
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ADVANCES IN CARBOHYDRATE CHEMISTRY
From both the aldobiouronic acid and the purified, jute hemicellulose, the furfural yield was equivalent to the D-xylose content. Furthermore, methanol could not be detected in the distillate from 12 % hydrochloric acid, nor could methoxyl be ...
Melville L. Wolfrom, Ward Pigman, 1955
4
Advanced Wood Adhesives Technology
There have been suggestions [981 that furfural be used as partial replacement of formaldehyde in PF resins for plywood. Their limited use can probably be ascribed to the higher cost of furfural than of formaldehyde. However, the natural origin ...
A. Pizzi, 1994
5
Physical Properties of Asphalt Cement Binders
They found furfural to be a suitable candidate for functional group modification in asphalt. The modified product from this furfural- asphalt reaction shows improved asphalt performance as well as improved rheological properties [I] . It was not ...
John C. Hardin, 1995
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Industrial Chemical Exposure: Guidelines for Biological ...
Furfural Toxicokinetics The metabolism of furfural, a heterocyclic aldehyde that is used as a solvent, has been investigated in humans (Flek and Sedivec, 1978; Sedivec and Flek, 1978). Furfural vapor can enter the organism not only through  ...
Robert R. Lauwerys, Perrine Hoet, 2001
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Introduction to Organic Laboratory Techniques: A Small Scale ...
Under acidic conditions, aldopentoses and ketopentoses rapidly undergo dehydration to give furfural (equation 1). Ketohexoses rapidly yield 5- hydroxymethylfurfural (equation 2). Disaccharides and polysaccharides can first be hydrolyzed in ...
Donald L. Pavia, 2005
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Polysaccharides: Structural Diversity and Functional ...
a Phenolic Lignin compounds | Xylose Arabinose Hemicellulose Galactose Mannose Glucose Acetic acid Hibbert's ketones Vanillins Diphenols Phenylpropane derivatives Furfural 5-HMF Acetic acid Cellulose Glucose > 5- HMF ^ Formic acid ...
Severian Dumitriu, 2004
9
Handbook of Petroleum Processing
Product yields and properties—furfural extraction removed from the lube oil feed to leave the bottom of the tower as a rich furfural stream. This stream is heated in a fired heater before entering an extract stripper. The furfural is stripped off and ...
David S. J. Jones, Peter R. Pujadó, 2006
10
Handbook of Preservatives
Furfural. CAS 98-01-1; EINECS/ELINCS 202-627-7 UN1199(DOT);FEMA2489 Synonyms: Artificial ant oil; Artificial oil of ants; Fural; 2-Furaldehyde; Furale; 2- Furanaldehyde; 2-Furancarbonal; 2-Furancarboxaldehyde; 2-Fur- fural; ...
Michael Ash, Irene Ash, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FURFURAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term furfural is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Where Are The Cellulosic Ethanol Gallons?
... as examples, the promise of high sugar yields at lower enzyme loadings, less conversion of sugars to furfural and HMF, and lower capex and ... «Alternative Energy Stocks, Jul 15»
2
Bio focus at Composites Europe 2015
... including variations of its FibriPreg technology, in which is combines flax nonwovens with the furfural-based bioresin of TransFurans. «EcoComposites, Jul 15»
3
Furfural Market Anticipated To Be Worth $1200.9 Million by 2020 …
The Global Furfural Market is expected to reach USD 1,200.9 million by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Industry ... «Medgadget.com, Jul 15»
4
Genome-scale resources for Thermoanaerobacterium saccharolyticum
Growth conditions include hemicellulose hydrolysate, the inhibitors HMF, furfural, diamide, and ethanol, as well as high levels of cellulose, ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jun 15»
5
China Corn Products Industry Update - Monthly Subscription of 12 …
Additionally, some products achieve rises in prices, such as furfural and MSG. The market price of furfural is pulled up by the increasing ... «Digital Journal, Jun 15»
6
Furfural market trends & forecast up to 2018 just published
Furfural is an organic compound made from a variety of agricultural products such as sugarcane bagasse, corncobs, oat, wheat bran, and ... «WhaTech, Jun 15»
7
Recent research into the Global furfuryl alcohol furfural furan resin …
It is a professional and depth research report on Global Furfuryl Alcohol Furfural Furan Resin industry that you would know the world's major ... «WhaTech, Jun 15»
8
Does size matter? Separations on guard columns for fast sample …
The degradation products 5-HMF and furfural are promising precursors for the generation of biofuels and value-added chemicals [3], [19], [20]. «BMC Blogs Network, May 15»
9
Ubombo Sugar contributes E66 million to Illovo's profits
... the downstream performance, impacted only by the lower drought-affected furfural production at the Sezela sugar and downstream plant. «The Swazi Observer, May 15»
10
UPDATE 2-Low sugar prices hurt S.Africa's Illovo Sugar, Tongaat
Ethanol is used in whisky and rums while furfural is an ingredient used in making lubricating oils and flavourants. Illovo's sugar's production fell ... «Reuters, May 15»

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