"acrolein" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈækɹəliːn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /əˈkɹəʊliɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈækɹəˌlin/ [General-American], /əˈkɹoʊliɪn/ [General-American] Forms: acroleins [plural]
Etymology: From Latin acer (“sharp”) + oleō (“smell”, verb). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|acer|t=sharp}} Latin acer (“sharp”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} acrolein (countable and uncountable, plural acroleins)
  1. (organic chemistry) A pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde, CH₂=CH-CH=O, made by the destructive distillation of glycerol. Wikipedia link: acrolein Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Organic compounds Synonyms: acrylaldehyde, propenal Derived forms: acrolein cyanohydrin, acrolein dimer, acrolein test, acryl, disacryl, metacrolein, thioacrolein Translations (a pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde): ակրոլեին (akrolein) (Armenian), akrolein (Azerbaijani), 丙烯醛 (bǐngxīquán) (Chinese Mandarin), akroleiini (Finnish), აკროლეინი (aḳroleini) (Georgian), アクロレイン (akurorein) (Japanese), акролеин (akrolein) (Kazakh), اکرولین (Persian), akroleina [feminine] (Polish), acroleína [feminine] (Portuguese), acroleína [feminine] (Spanish)

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