Furfuramide

/ˌfɜrfjʊˈræmaɪd/ noun

Definition

A chemical compound formed by combining furfural with an amide group; a derivative used in polymer chemistry and synthetic reactions.

Etymology

From furfural plus amide, using standard chemical nomenclature to describe a molecule containing both a furfural core and an amide functional group.

Kelly Says

Furfuramide and furfuramid are essentially the same chemical—the different spelling reflects different naming conventions in chemistry, showing how scientific terminology can vary between languages and textbooks!

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