Defn: Falling of scurf from the head; desquamation.
FURFURINE
Fur"fu*rine, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A white, crystalline base, obtained indirectly from furfurol.
FURFUROL
Fur"fu*rol, n. Etym: [L. furfur bran + oleum oil.] (Chem.)
Defn: A colorless oily liquid, C4H3O.CHO, of a pleasant odor, obtained by the distillation of bran, sugar, etc., and regarded as an aldehyde derivative of furfuran; — called also furfural.
FURFUROUS
Fur"fu*rous, a.
Defn: Made of bran; furfuraceous. [R.] "Furfurous bread." Sydney
Smith.
FURIAL
Fu"ri*al, a. Etym: [L. furialis: cf. OF. furial.]
Defn: Furious; raging; tormenting. [Obs.] Chaucer.
FURIBUNDAL
Fu`ri*bun"dal, a. Etym: [L. furibundus, fr. furere to rage.]