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metacrolein

metacrolein noun: a polymeric modification of acrolein obtained by heating it with caustic potash.

Noun

metacrolein (uncountable)

  1. A polymeric modification of acrolein obtained by heating it with caustic potash.

Origin of metacrolein

From meta- + acrolein.

Questions about metacrolein

What does metacrolein mean?
Metacrolein means a polymeric modification of acrolein obtained by heating it with caustic potash.
What part of speech is metacrolein?
Metacrolein is a noun.

Words near metacrolein in the dictionary

  1. metacritical
  2. metacriticism
  3. metacriticisms
  4. metacritique
  5. metacritiques
  6. metacrolein
  7. metacromia
  8. metacromial
  9. metacromion
  10. metacrylate
  11. metacryst

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