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HMF

HMF noun: 5-hydroxymethylfurfuran.

Noun

HMF (uncountable)

  1. 5-hydroxymethylfurfuran
    • To obtain pure HMF, chemists have had to redissolve it in a solvent that is hard to boil away, making the process costly and inefficient.2006, J. R. Minkel, “Pre-Plastic Fantastic”, in Scientific American, 259(3):36

Questions about HMF

What does HMF mean?
HMF means 5-hydroxymethylfurfuran.
What part of speech is HMF?
HMF is a noun.

Words near HMF in the dictionary

  1. HMCS
  2. HMCTS
  3. HMD
  4. HMDS
  5. HME
  6. HMF
  7. HMFIC
  8. HMFICs
  9. HMG
  10. HMH
  11. HMHB

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