furfural

English

Etymology

From Latin furfur (“bran”) +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

furfural (countable and uncountable, plural furfurals)

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

Derived terms

• furan
• furfuraldehyde
• hydroxymethylfurfural

Translations

A derivative of furan

• Italian: furfurale m
• Portuguese: furfural m, furfurol m
• Russian: фурфуро́л (ru) m (furfuról)

French

Noun

furfural m (plural furfurals)

1. furfural

Further reading

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

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfurfural]

Noun

furfural m inan (genitive singular furfuralu, nominative plural furfuraly, genitive plural furfuralov, declension pattern of dub)

1. (biochemistry) furfural

Declension

Declension of furfural

	singular	plural
nominative	furfural	furfuraly
genitive	furfuralu	furfuralov
dative	furfuralu	furfuralom
accusative	furfural	furfuraly
locative	furfurale	furfuraloch
instrumental	furfuralom	furfuralmi

References

• “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, 2024

Spanish

Noun

furfural m (plural furfurales)

1. furfural