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8 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a liquid aldehyde with a penetrating odor; made from plant hulls and corncobs; used in making furan and as a solvent
originEtymology tree Latin furfur Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English furfural From Latin furfur (“bran”) + English -al.
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