Acrolein

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  • noun. A colorless, flammable, poisonous liquid aldehyde, C3H4O, having an acrid odor and vapors irritating to the eyes.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A colorless limpid liquid, CH2CHCOH, having a disagreeable and intensely irritating odor, such as that noticeable after the flame of a candle has been extinguished and while the wick still glows.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde, CH2=CH-CH=O, made by the destructive distillation of glycerol.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a pungent colorless unsaturated liquid aldehyde made from propene
  • Word Usage
    "The plant is also setting new standards in the area of backward integration, obtaining all the important precursors such as acrolein and methyl mercaptan from its own raw materials production facilities."
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