furfural

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

furfural
    n 1: a liquid aldehyde with a penetrating odor; made from plant
         hulls and corncobs; used in making furan and as a solvent
         [syn: {furfural}, {furfuraldehyde}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Furfurol \Fur"fu*rol\, n. [L. furfur bran + oleum oil.] (Chem.)
   A colorless oily liquid, {C4H3O.CHO}, of a pleasant odor,
   obtained by the distillation of bran, sugar, etc., and
   regarded as an aldehyde derivative of furfuran; -- called
   also {furfural}.
   [1913 Webster]