Nearby Words

acrolein

[uh-kroh-lee-in]

a·cro·le·in

[uh-kroh-lee-in]
noun Chemistry.
a yellow, flammable liquid, C3H4O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
Also called acraldehyde, acrylaldehyde, acrylic aldehyde.


Origin:
1855–60; < Latin ācr- (stem of ācer) sharp + olē(re) to smell + -in2
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To acrolein

:10

:09

:08

:07

:06

:05

:04

:03

:02

:01

Acrolein is always a great word to know.
So is oxidation. Does it mean:
the process or result of a chemical reaction to oxygen, or the deposit that forms on the surface of a metal as it oxidizes
a compound capable of changing state or becoming inactive when subjected to heat or radiation
Collins
World English Dictionary
acrolein (əˈkrəʊlɪɪn)
 
n
a colourless or yellowish flammable poisonous pungent liquid used in the manufacture of resins and pharmaceuticals. Formula: CH2:CHCHO
 
[C19: from Latin ācer sharp + olēre to smell + -in]

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature