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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