furaneol

F4U1R1A1N1E1O1L1

noun

A derivative of furanone, 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3-furanone, used in the flavour and perfume industries to impart a strawberry scent.

Scrabble 11

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nounfuraneol (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA derivative of furanone, 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3-furanone, used in the flavour and perfume industries to impart a strawberry scent.

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