In context|organic chemistry|lang=en terms the difference between furan and isosorbide
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 isosorbide is (organic chemistry) a bicyclic derivative of furan whose nitrates are used as vasodilators.
As nouns the difference between furan and isosorbide
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 isosorbide is (organic chemistry) a bicyclic derivative of furan whose nitrates are used as vasodilators.
furan
Noun
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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
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isosorbide
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic derivative of furan whose nitrates are used as vasodilators