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furan in American English
a colorless, liquid heterocyclic compound, C4H4O, prepared from wood tar or furfural, and used in organic synthesis
noun: a colorless, liquid, unsaturated, five-membered heterocyclic compound, C4H4O, obtained from furfural: used chiefly in organic synthesis

furan in British English
noun: a colourless flammable toxic liquid heterocyclic compound, used in the manufacture of cotton textiles and in the synthesis of nylon. Formula: C4 H4 O

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