| furfurol reaction | Production of a red colour on addition of furfurol to a solution of aniline. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| 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) |
| furniture | 1. That with which anything is furnished or supplied; supplies; outfit; equipment. "The form and all the furniture of the earth." (Tillotson) "The thoughts which make the furniture of their minds." (M. Arnold) 2. Articles used for convenience or decoration in a house or apartment, as tables, chairs, bedsteads, sofas, carpets, curtains, pictures, vases, etc. 3. The necessary appendages to anything, as to a machine, a carriage, a ship, etc. Pieces of wood or metal of a lesser height than the type, placed around the pages or other matter in a form, and, with the quoins, serving to secure the form in its place in the chase. 4. A mixed or compound stop in an organ; sometimes called mixture. Origin: F. Fourniture. See Furnish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| furoin | <chemistry> A colourless, crystalline substance, C10H8O4, from furfurol. See: Furfurol. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| furor epilepticus | Attacks of anger to which epileptic individuals are occasionally subject, occurring without apparent provocation and without disturbance of consciousness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| furosemide | <drug> Potent diuretic that increases the excretion of sodium, potassium and chloride ions and inhibits their resorption in the proximal and distal renal tubules. (05 Jan 1998) |
| furostanol glycoside 26-O-beta-glucosidase | <enzyme> From costus speciosus rhizomes; specifically cleaves the c-26-bound glucose moiety of furostanol glycosides Registry number: EC 3.2.1.- Synonym: f26g enzyme (26 Jun 1999) |
| furred tongue | A tongue with a whitish layer on its upper surface, composed of epithelial debris, food particles, and bacteria; often an indication of indigestion or of fever. Synonym: furred tongue. (05 Mar 2000) |