furan

See also: furán

English

Etymology

furfural +‎ -an

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjʊəɹæn/

Noun

furan (plural furans)

1. (organic chemistry) 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.

Derived terms

• furofuran
• furanose
• tetrahydrofuran
• selenofuran
• thiofuran

Translations

any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds

• Catalan: furan m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 呋喃 (fu¹ naam⁴)

  Mandarin: 呋喃 (zh) (fūnán)

• Finnish: furaani
• French: furane (fr) m
• German: Furan (de) n
• Greek: φουράνιο (el) (fouránio)
• Hungarian: furán
• Italian: furano (it) m
• Japanese: フラン (furan)
• Korean: 퓨란 (pyuran)
• Polish: furan (pl) m
• Portuguese: furano m
• Spanish: furano m

See also

• pyran

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Icelandic

Noun

furan

1. definite nominative singular of fura

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Japanese

Romanization

furan

1. Rōmaji transcription of ふらん
2. Rōmaji transcription of フラン

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfu.ran/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -uran
• Syllabification: fu‧ran

Noun

furan m inan

1. furan, C₄H₄O
2. any derivative of furan

Declension

Declension of furan

	singular	plural
nominative	furan	furany
genitive	furanu	furanów
dative	furanowi	furanom
accusative	furan	furany
instrumental	furanem	furanami
locative	furanie	furanach
vocative	furanie	furany

Derived terms

noun

• benzofuran

 

Further reading

• furan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• furan in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Rohingya

Alternative forms

• 𐴉𐴟𐴌𐴝𐴕‎ (furan), فُرَن‎

Etymology

From Sanskrit पुराण (purāṇa).

Adjective

furan

1. old

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Swedish

Noun

furan

1. definite singular of fura.