| furfur | An epidermal scale; e.g., dandruff. Origin: L. Bran (05 Mar 2000) |
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| furfuraceous | Branny, or composed of small scales; denoting a form of desquamation. Synonym: pityroid. Origin: L. Furfuraceus, fr. Furfur, bran (05 Mar 2000) |
| furfural | C4H3O-CHO; C4H3O-CHO;a colourless, aromatic, irritating fluid obtained in the distillation of bran with dilute sulfuric acid; used in the manufacture of medicinal agents. (05 Mar 2000) |
| furfuran | <chemistry> A colourless, oily substance, C4H4O, obtained by distilling certain organic substances, as pine wood, salts of pyromucic acid, etc. Synonym: tetraphenol. Origin: L. Furfur bran. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| furfurine | <chemistry> A white, crystalline base, obtained indirectly from furfurol. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| furfurol | <chemistry> A colourless oily liquid, C4H3O.CHO, of a pleasant odour, obtained by the distillation of bran, sugar, etc, and regarded as an aldehyde derivative of furfuran. Synonym: furfural. Origin: L. Furfur bran + oleum oil. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| furfurol reaction | Production of a red colour on addition of furfurol to a solution of aniline. (05 Mar 2000) |
| furfuryl | The monovalent radical derived from furfuryl alcohol by loss of the OH group. Furfuryl alcohol, 2-furanmethanol; 2-hydroxymethylfuran;a solvent and wetting agent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| furile | <chemistry> A yellow, crystalline substance, (C4H3O)2.C2O2, obtained by the oxidation of furoin. Alternative forms: furil. Origin: Furfurol + benzile. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| furilic | <chemistry> Pertaining to, or derived from, furile; as, furilic acid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| furin | <protein> Subtilisin like eukaryotic endopeptidase with substrate specificity for consensus sequence Arg X Lys/Arg Arg at the cleavage site. Furin is known to activate the haemagglutinin of fowl plague virus and will cleave the HIV envolope glycoprotein (gp160) into two portions, gp120 and gp41, a necessary step in making the virus fusion competent. (18 Nov 1997) |
| furious rabies | The form or stage of rabies in which the animal is markedly hyperactive, characterised by periods of agitation, thrashing, running, snapping, or biting. (05 Mar 2000) |
| furnace | An enclosed chamber or container used to burn biomass in a controlled manner to produce heat for space or process heating. (05 Dec 1998) |
| furnacemen's cataract | A cataract secondary to absorption of heat by the lens, or by transmission from the adjacent iris. Synonym: furnacemen's cataract, glassworker's cataract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| furnish | 1. To supply with anything necessary, useful, or appropriate; to provide; to equip; to fit out, or fit up; to adorn; as, to furnish a family with provisions; to furnish one with arms for defense; to furnish a Cable; to furnish the mind with ideas; to furnish one with knowledge or principles; to furnish an expedition or enterprise, a room or a house. "That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works." (2 Tim. Iii. 17,) 2. To offer for use; to provide (something); to give (something); to afford; as, to furnish food to the hungry: to furnish arms for defense. "Ye are they . . . That furnish the drink offering unto that number." (Is. Lxv. 11) "His writings and his life furnish abundant proofs that he was not a man of strong sense." (Macaulay) Origin: OF. Furnir, fornir, to furnish, finish, F. Fournir; akin to Pr. Formir, furmir, fromir, to accomplish, satisfy, fr. OHG. Frumjan to further, execute, do, akin to E. Frame. See Frame, and -ish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |