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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A colorless crystalline compound, C4H3O.CO.CH.OH.C4H3O, melting at 135° C.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A colorless, crystalline substance, C10H8O4, from furfurol.
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- noun organic chemistry The
heterocyclic hydroxy -ketone 1,2-bis(2-furyl)-2-hydroxy-ethanone, analogous tobenzoin
Etymologies
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Blend of furan and benzoin.
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