| furylfuramide | <chemical> Alpha-2-furyl-5-nitro-2-furanacrylamide. Used formerly as antimicrobial food additive. It causes mutations in many cell cultures and may be carcinogenic. Pharmacological action: carcinogens, food preservatives, mutagens. Chemical name: 2-Furanacetamide, alpha-((5-nitro-2-furanyl)methylene)- (12 Dec 1998) |
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| furze | <botany> A thorny evergreen shrub (Ulex Europaeus), with beautiful yellow flowers, very common upon the plains and hills of Great Britain; called also gorse, and whin. The dwarf furze is Ulex nanus. Origin: OE. Firs, As. Fyrs. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| furzechat | <zoology> The whinchat. Synonym: furzechuck. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| furzeling | <zoology> An English warbler (Melizophilus provincialis). Synonym: furze wren, and Dartford warbler. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |