acrolein
UK/ˈækɹəliːn/US/ˈækɹəˌlin/
acrolein noun: a pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde, CH₂=CH-CH=O, made by the destructive distillation of glycerol.
Noun
acrolein (countable and uncountable, plural acroleins)
- A pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde, CH₂=CH-CH=O, made by the destructive distillation of glycerol.
- Synonyms:
- acrylaldehyde, propenal
acrolein meaning in Tamil and Persian
acrolein in Tamil
- அக்குரோலீன்
acrolein in Persian
- a pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde
- اکرولین
Synonyms of acrolein
Forms of acrolein
| plural | acroleins |
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Origin of acrolein
Borrowed from German Acrolein, from Latin acer (“sharp”) + oleō (“smell”, verb) + -in.
Words formed from acrolein
- acrolein cyanohydrin
- acrolein dimer
- acrolein test
- acryl
- disacryl
- metacrolein
- thioacrolein
Questions about acrolein
- What does acrolein mean?
- Acrolein means a pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde, CH₂=CH-CH=O, made by the destructive distillation of glycerol.
- What is acrolein in Tamil?
- Acrolein in Tamil is அக்குரோலீன். See Acrolein meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is acrolein?
- Acrolein is a noun.
- How do you pronounce acrolein?
- Acrolein is pronounced /ˈækɹəliːn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of acrolein?
- The plural of acrolein is acroleins.
Words near acrolein in the dictionary
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