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- noun (Chem.) A yellow, crystalline substance, (C4H3O)2.C2O2, obtained by the oxidation of furoin.
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- noun organic chemistry A yellow
crystalline substance, (C4H3O)2.C2O2, obtained by theoxidation offuroin .
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Blend of furfurol and benzile
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