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Where does “furfural” come from?

furfural (English) comes from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.

furfural (English): A heterocyclic aldehyde derivative of furan; it...

Definitions

  1. A heterocyclic aldehyde derivative of furan; it...

Ancestry of “furfural”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ál—
2EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
3GermanAldehydaldehyde
4Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
5Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
6Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
7Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
8Akkadianguḫlum—

Words derived from “furfural”

  • tetrahydrofuran
  • furan
  • nitrofurantoin
  • furoate
  • furanose
  • furanone
  • nitrofuran
  • benzofuran
  • hydroxymethylfurfural
  • ribofuranose
  • furyl
  • dimethylfuran
  • furanyl
  • glucofuranose
  • ribofuranosyl
  • ribofuranoside
  • fructofuranose
  • furanosyl
  • furanoid
  • polytetrahydrofuran
  • furanic
  • furoic
  • benzofuranyl
  • isobenzofuran
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