furan - a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon. furane, furfuran. organic compound - any compound of carbon and another element or a radical. nitrofuran - derivative of furan used to inhibit bacterial growth.
precarious adjective. âº in a âdangerous âstate because of not being âsafe or not being âheld in âplace âfirmly: The âlorry was âlodged in a very precarious way, with âits âfront âwheels âhanging over the âcliff.
Definition of carnal. 1a : relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites gluttony and other carnal activitiesb : marked by sexuality carnal love. 2 : bodily, corporeal seen with carnal eyes. 3a : temporal carnal weapons the superiority of the spiritual and eternal over the carnal â H. O. Taylorb : worldly a carnal mind.