difuran

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noun

A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of two fused furan rings

OriginEnglish furan ← Latin di- ← Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-) →
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Meanings

noundifuran (plural difurans)

plural difurans

  1. chemistryA bicyclic heterocycle consisting of two fused furan rings

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Englishfurfural
  8. Englishfuran
  9. Englishdifuran

From di- + furan.

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APA

difuran. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/difuran

MLA

“difuran.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/difuran. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “difuran,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/difuran.

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