different between furan vs pyrrole

English

Etymology

furfural +? -an

Noun

furan (plural furans)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms, two double bonds and an oxygen atom; especially the simplest one, C₄H₄O.

Derived terms

• furofuran
• furanose
• tetrahydrofuran
• selenofuran
• thiofuran

Translations

See also

• pyran

Icelandic

Noun

furan

1. definite nominative singular of fura

Japanese

Romanization

furan

1. R?maji transcription of ???
2. R?maji transcription of ???

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fu.ran/

Noun

furan m inan

1. furan, C₄H₄O
2. any derivative of furan

Declension

Further reading

• furan in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Rohingya

Alternative forms

• ????????????????????? (furan), ??????

Etymology

From Sanskrit ????? (pur??a).

Adjective

furan

1. old

Swedish

Noun

furan

1. definite singular of fura

English

Etymology

From German Pyrrol, corresponding to Ancient Greek ?????? (purrhós, “reddish, fiery”) +? -ole.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?p????l/

Noun

pyrrole (plural pyrroles)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and a nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C₄H₅N. [from 19th c.]
   • 1998, Georgina Ferry, Dorothy Hodgkin: A Life:

     The way the red crystals absorbed light suggested that the molecule might contain a porphyrin-like structure, a flat ring made up of four smaller rings called pyrroles […].

Synonyms

• azole

Derived terms

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