noun
- Plural of benzofuran; a class of organic compounds consisting of a benzene ring fused to a furan ring, used in chemistry and pharmaceutical research.
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- Benzofurans are important heterocyclic compounds in organic synthesis.
- Researchers studied the properties of various benzofurans for drug development.
- The benzofurans in this sample were analyzed using mass spectrometry.
- Many natural products contain benzofuran structures.
- Synthetic benzofurans have been investigated as potential therapeutic agents.