BENZOFURAN

benzofuran, coumarone, cumarone

(noun) a colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used in manufacturing synthetic resins

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

benzofuran (plural benzofurans)

(organic chemistry) Any of a class of bicyclic heterocycles consisting of a benzene ring fused with one of furan.

Synonyms

• cumaron

• coumarone

Hyponyms

• amiodarone

• benzbromarone

• benziodarone

• cloridarol

• isobenzofuran

• oxetorone

Source: Wiktionary



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