furaldehyde Chem.
(fjʊˈrældɪhaɪd)
[Abbrev. of furfuraldehyde.]
Either of the two aldehyde isomers of the compound C4H3O·CHO derived from furan, esp. 2-furaldehyde or furfural.
| 1916 Chem. Abstr. X. 3508/1 (index) 2-Furaldehyde. 1953 Dunlop & Peters Furans i. 22 The aldehyde (VII) related to furoic acid would be named 2-furaldehyde, or simply furaldehyde. Its common name is furfural.., a non-systematic name, yet one so widely used that it would be unwise to make a change. |