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🧬 A chemical group 🧪 Containing furan group
furyl

furyl

9.9
Having a small chemical part made from a five-atom ring called furan
  • adjective
  • /ˈfjʊrɪl/
  • Specialized
: furilo
  • The chemist synthesized a furyl compound for use in pharmaceutical research.

Examples

  • Scientists are studying furyl derivatives for their potential antibacterial effects.

  • Researchers synthesized a new furyl derivative last week.

  • A furyl group can significantly alter the properties of a molecule.

  • The furyl compound showed promising results in the experiment.

  • The chemist synthesized a furyl compound for use in pharmaceutical research.

  • A furyl group can significantly alter the properties of a molecule.

  • Scientists are studying furyl derivatives for their potential antibacterial effects.

Surface Forms

furyl positive

Morphology

furyl = furan (semi-transparent) = furan + yl

Formally furan + the chemical radical suffix '-yl' is clear, but the base 'furan' is specialized technical vocabulary so general learners may not infer the meaning.

Etymology

Furyl comes from the chemical name furan plus the ending -yl, which means 'group' in chemistry and is the same ending you see in words like methyl and ethyl. So to call something furyl is to say it contains or is made from a 'furan' part, which explains the adjective meaning.