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ACROLEIN
propenal, acrolein
(noun) a pungent colorless unsaturated liquid aldehyde made from propene
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
acrolein (countable and uncountable, plural acroleins)
(organic compound) A pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde, CH2=CH-CH=O, made by the destructive distillation of glycerol.
Synonyms
• acrylaldehyde
• propenal
Anagrams
• Caroline, Coraline, Cornelia, Creolian, caroline, colinear, lonicera
Source: Wiktionary
A*cro"le*in, n. Etym: [L. acer sharp + olere to smell.] (Chem.)
Definition: A limpid, colorless, highly volatile liquid, obtained by the dehydration of glycerin, or the destructive distillation of neutral fats containing glycerin. Its vapors are intensely irritating. Watts.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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