FURFURALDEHYDE

furfural, furfuraldehyde

(noun) a liquid aldehyde with a penetrating odor; made from plant hulls and corncobs; used in making furan and as a solvent

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

furfuraldehyde (uncountable)

(organic compound) furfural

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15 March 2025

TRUNCATION

(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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