Word: furfurals
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fur
fur
als
Definition: Plural of furfural; a liquid aldehyde with a penetrating odor; made from plant hulls and corncobs; used in making furan and as a solvent
Morphemes:
Affix: furfural
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A heterocyclic aldehyde derivative of furan; it is obtained commercially from bran, and has several industrial uses.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: furfur
Language: la
Decoded: furfur
Meaning: bran
Affix: -al
Language: en
Decoded: -al
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms the names of aldehydes; any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).