furfurol
(ˈfɜːfjʊərɒl)
[f. L. furfur + -ol.]
A volatile oil obtained by distilling bran with dilute sulphuric acid.
| 1845 Fownes in Phil. Trans. CXXXV. 261 The following..will be the provisional nomenclature:—Oil produced by the action of sulphuric acid on bran, &c...termed ‘furfurol’..Product of the action of ammonia on furfurol or ‘furfurolamide’..Vegeto-alkali, ‘furfurine,’ produced by the duplication of the elements of furfurolamide. |