furan

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furan

/ˈfjʊə.ɹæn/ UK
/ˈfjʊɹ.æn/ US

noun furans

Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms, two double bonds and an oxygen atom; especially the simplest one, C₄H₄O.

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noun any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds

Español	furano
한국어	퓨란 pyuran
日本語	フラン furan
中文	呋喃 fūnán
Português	furano
Français	furane
Deutsch	Furan
Italiano	furano
Ελληνικά	φουράνιο fouránio

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@misc{furan_2026,
  title = {furan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/furan},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}