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furan

/ˈfjʊɹ.æn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
fu-ran
IPA
/ˈfjʊɹ.æn/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms, two double bonds and an oxygen atom; especially the simplest one, C₄H₄O.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin furfur Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Latin alcoholder. Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de-der. Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. German Aldehydbor. English aldehydeclip. English -al English furfural Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English furan From furfural + -an.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfjʊɹ.æn/
  • British English: /ˈfjʊə.ɹæn/

Inflected Forms

furans (plural)

Derived Forms

agarofuran anthrafuran arabinofuran arylfuran benzofuran bifuran butylfuran carbofuran ceftiofur difuran dimethylfuran eriobofuran

Phrases

methyl furan

Frequently Paired Words

pyran

Synonyms

furane furfuran

Questions

How do you pronounce furan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfjʊɹ.æn/.
What does furan mean?
Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms, two double bonds and an oxygen atom; especially the simplest one, C₄H₄O.
Where does furan come from?
Etymology tree Latin furfur Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Latin alcoholder. Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de-der. Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. German Aldehydbor. English aldehydeclip. English -al English furfural Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English furan From furfural + -an.

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