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furaneol

furaneol noun: a derivative of furanone, 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3-furanone, used in the flavour and perfume industries to impart a strawberry scent.

Noun

furaneol (uncountable)

  1. A derivative of furanone, 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3-furanone, used in the flavour and perfume industries to impart a strawberry scent.

Questions about furaneol

What does furaneol mean?
Furaneol means a derivative of furanone, 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3-furanone, used in the flavour and perfume industries to impart a strawberry scent.
What part of speech is furaneol?
Furaneol is a noun.

Words near furaneol in the dictionary

  1. furamide
  2. furamidine
  3. furan
  4. Furanafushi
  5. furane
  6. furaneol
  7. furanes
  8. furanic
  9. furanilide
  10. Furano
  11. furanocembranoid

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