furfural

From Latin furfur (“bran”) +‎ -al.

• IPA^(key): (US) /ˈfɝfjəˌɹæl/, /ˈfɝfəˌɹæl/

furfural (countable and uncountable, plural furfurals)

1. (organic chemistry) A heterocyclic aldehyde derivative of furan, obtained commercially from bran, with several industrial uses.

• furan
• furfuraldehyde
• hydroxymethylfurfural

furfural m (plural furfurals)

1. furfural

• “furfural”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• IPA^(key): [ˈfurfural]

furfural m inan

1. (biochemistry) furfural

• “furfural”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

• IPA^(key): /fuɾfuˈɾal/ [fuɾ.fuˈɾal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: fur‧fu‧ral

furfural m (plural furfurales)

1. furfural