ACROLEIN
Dictionary entry overview: What does acrolein mean? • ACROLEIN (noun)
The noun ACROLEIN has 1 sense:
1. a pungent colorless unsaturated liquid aldehyde made from propene
Familiarity information: ACROLEIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ACROLEIN (noun)
Meaning:
A pungent colorless unsaturated liquid aldehyde made from propene
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
acrolein; propenal
Hypernyms ("acrolein" is a kind of...):
aldehyde (any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids)
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