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furoin

furoin noun: the heterocyclic hydroxy-ketone 1,2-bis(2-furyl)-2-hydroxy-ethanone, analogous to benzoin.

Noun

furoin (uncountable)

  1. The heterocyclic hydroxy-ketone 1,2-bis(2-furyl)-2-hydroxy-ethanone, analogous to benzoin.

Origin of furoin

Blend of furan + benzoin.

Questions about furoin

What does furoin mean?
Furoin means the heterocyclic hydroxy-ketone 1,2-bis(2-furyl)-2-hydroxy-ethanone, analogous to benzoin.
What part of speech is furoin?
Furoin is a noun.

Words near furoin in the dictionary

  1. furofenac
  2. furofuran
  3. furoic
  4. furoic acid
  5. furoid
  6. furoin
  7. furol
  8. furole
  9. furonaphthoquinone
  10. furonaphthoquinones
  11. Furong

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