furfuraldehyde Chem.
(fɜːfjʊəˈrældɪhaɪd)
[f. furfurol + aldehyde.]
= prec.
| 1879 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. XXXVI. 137 A preparation of glacial acetic acid..which had been observed..to give a deep red coloration with aniline..he finds to contain furfuraldehyde. 1969 L. K. Arnold Introd. Plastics xvi. 172 Furfural (furfuraldehyde) is used in phenol-furfural resins and as an intermediate in nylon 6,6. |