acrolein

2 definitions found

acrolein - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Acrolein \A*cro"le*in\, n. [L. acer sharp + ol[=e]re to smell.]
     (Chem.)
     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. --Watts.
     [1913 Webster]

acrolein - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  acrolein
      n 1: a pungent colorless unsaturated liquid aldehyde made from
           propene [syn: propenal, acrolein]