an organic compound (C12H8O) composed of two benzene rings fused to a central furan ring
Examples of 'dibenzofuran' in a sentence
dibenzofuran
Dibenzofuran was positive in our investigation and tested negative before in a mammalian system.
Markus Brinkmann, Henning Blenkle, Helena Salowsky, Kerstin Bluhm, Sabrina Schiwy,Andreas Tiehm, Henner Hollert 2014, 'Genotoxicity of Heterocyclic PAHs in the Micronucleus Assay with the Fish Liver CellLine RTL-W1', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0085692. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The most widely distributed compounds are the biphenyl aucuparin and the dibenzofuran γ-cotonefuran.
Cornelia Chizzali, Ludger Beerhues 2012, 'Phytoalexins of the Pyrinae: Biphenyls and dibenzofurans', Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistryhttps://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.8.68. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)