FURAN

furan, furane, furfuran

(noun) a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

furan (plural furans)

(organic compound) 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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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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