[f. L. furfur + -OL.] A volatile oil obtained by distilling bran with dilute sulphuric acid.
1845. Fownes, in Phil. Trans., CXXXV. 261. The following … will be the provisional nomenclature:—Oil produced by the action of sulphuric acid on bran, &c. termed ‘furfurol.’… Product of the action of ammonia on furfurol or ‘furfurolamide’ … Vegeto-alkali, ‘furfurine,’ produced by the duplication of the elements of furfurolamide.
