acrolein
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English
Etymology
From Latin acer (“sharp”) + oleō (“smell”, verb).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈækɹəliːn/, /əˈkɹəʊliɪn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈækɹəˌlin/, /əˈkɹoʊliɪn/
Noun
acrolein (countable and uncountable, plural acroleins)
- (organic chemistry) A pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde, CH2=CH-CH=O, made by the destructive distillation of glycerol.
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Translations
a pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde