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A colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used in manufacturing synthetic resins
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benzofuran
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n. (context organic chemistry English) Any of a class of bicyclic heterocycles consisting of a benzene ring fused with one of furan.
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n. a colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used in manufacturing synthetic resins [syn: coumarone , cumarone ]
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Benzofuran is the heterocyclic compound consisting of fused benzene and furan rings. This colourless liquid is a component of coal tar . Benzofuran is the "parent" of many related compounds with more complex structures. For example, psoralen is a benzofuran ...