hydroxymethylfurfural (English, noun)
expansion: hydroxymethylfurfural (uncountable)
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topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A heterocyclic compound, 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde, that is formed during the thermal decomposition of some sugars, and has potential use as a biofuel
tags: uncountable
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