tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol

noun

tet·​ra·​hy·​dro·​furfuryl alcohol

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: a high-boiling liquid (C₄H₇O)CH₂OH made by catalytic hydrogenation of furfural and used as a solvent and in the preparation of esters

Word History

Etymology

tetrahydr- + furfuryl

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