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Nitrofuran vs Furylfuramide - What's the difference?

nitrofuran | furylfuramide |

As nouns the difference between nitrofuran and furylfuramide

is that nitrofuran is a class of drug, derived from furan, used to inhibit bacterial growth while furylfuramide is a synthetic nitrofuran derivative once widely used as a food preservative in Japan, withdrawn in 1974 as a suspected carcinogenic.

nitrofuran

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A class of drug, derived from furan, used to inhibit bacterial growth.

    • Derived terms

    * nitrofurantoin

    furylfuramide

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia furylfuramide)
  • (organic compound) A synthetic nitrofuran derivative once widely used as a food preservative in Japan, withdrawn in 1974 as a suspected carcinogenic.