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Acrolein

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Noun

1. acrolein, propenal

a pungent colorless unsaturated liquid aldehyde made from propene

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Acrolein

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noun
a colourless or yellowish flammable poisonous pungent liquid used in the manufacture of resins and pharmaceuticals. Formula: CH2:CHCHO

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Acrolein

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noun
a yellowish or colorless, acrid liquid, CH2:CHCHO, whose fumes irritate the eyes: it is formed by the decomposition of glycerol and is used in organic synthesis and in plastics, poison gas, etc.

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Acrolein

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n.
A colorless, flammable, poisonous liquid aldehyde, C3H4O, having an acrid odor and vapors irritating to the eyes.

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