acrolein

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Noun

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a=cro=le=in

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun acrolein has 1 sense

acrolein(n = noun.substance) propenal - a pungent colorless unsaturated liquid aldehyde made from propene;

is a kind of aldehyde

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CIDE DICTIONARY

acrolein, n. [L. acer sharp + olēre to smell.].

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. [1913 Webster]