furnisher

[Eng. furnish; -er; Fr. fournis seur.] One who furnishes, equips, or supplies with nece aries. "A furnisher of him with money."- State Trials: J. Mitchel (1677). für'-nish-ing, pr. par., a. & 8. [FURNISH, 8.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip. adj.: (See the verb.) C. As substantive: 1. The act of supplying, fitting out, or providing with nece aries; supply. "For the furny hing of this fynaunce, Sir Dyne of Responde toke great payne." -Berners: Froi art; Cron vole, ii. 224. *2. An appendage; an outward sign. "Something deeper, Whereof perchance these are but furnishings ." IMG:content-0247.png:[blocks in formation] crystallizes in fine prisms, which melt at 135°. Slightly soluble in ether and alcohol, soluble in hot water and in hot toluene. It di olves in H2S04 with an intense blue-green color. It is soluble in caustic soda solution, forming blue-green liquid, which is dark red by reflected light; it becomes colorle when exposed to the air, furil being formed. fu-rō'le, s. (Fr.) A kind of meteoric light seen on the sail-yards of ships at night; a corposant (q. v.). fu-ron-Ic, a. [Lat. fur ( fur ) = bran, and Eng. ( propionic.] (For def. see etym. and compound.) furonic-acid, s. Chem.: HOOC-CH=CH CO CH2CH2COOH or C7H805. Obtained by decomposing the silver salt with hydrochloric acid, extracting with ether, and recrystallizing from hot water. Furonic acid forms colorle needles which melt at 180°, and are slightly soluble in cold water and in ether.