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Furan vs Furanoindoline - What's the difference?

furan | furanoindoline |

As nouns the difference between furan and furanoindoline

is that furan is (organic chemistry) any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and an oxygen atom; especially the simplest one, c4h4o while furanoindoline is (organic compound) any of several isomeric tricyclic heterocycles composed of a furan ring fused to indoline.

furan

English

(wikipedia furan)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and an oxygen atom; especially the simplest one, C4H4O.

    • Derived terms

    * furanose ----

    furanoindoline

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of several isomeric tricyclic heterocycles composed of a furan ring fused to indoline