Furfurol

[fә:fәrɔl]

Definition

(n.) A colorless oily liquid, C4H3O.CHO, of a pleasant odor, obtained by the distillation of bran, sugar, etc., and regarded as an aldehyde derivative of furfuran; -- called also furfural.

Checker: Tina

Definition

n. a volatile oil obtained when wheat-bran sugar or starch is acted on by dilute sulphuric acid.

Typist: Owen