PROPENAL

propenal, acrolein

(noun) a pungent colorless unsaturated liquid aldehyde made from propene

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

propenal (countable and uncountable, plural propenals)

(organic compound) The compound acrolein.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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