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Furan Common

Furan has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon

2

Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms, two double bonds and an oxygen atom; especially the simplest one, C₄H₄O.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
organic compound
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
nitrofuran
Rhyming Words
ran eran iran fran tran bran pran wran uran gran cran aran oran taran göran moran koran kiran qiran saran
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