| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| acrolein |
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| SYLLABICATION: | a·cro·le·in |
| PRONUNCIATION: | -kr l - n |
| NOUN: | A colorless, flammable, poisonous liquid aldehyde, CH2CHCHO, having an acrid odor and vapors irritating to the eyes. | | ETYMOLOGY: | acr(id) + olein.
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