'furfural' definitions:
Definition of 'furfural'
(from WordNet)
noun
A liquid aldehyde with a penetrating odor; made from plant hulls and corncobs; used in making furan and as a solvent [syn: furfural, furfuraldehyde]
Definition of 'furfural'
From: GCIDE
- Furfurol \Fur"fu*rol\, n. [L. furfur bran + oleum oil.] (Chem.) 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. [1913 Webster]