WordUnscrambler Home
acrolein
Definitions
[], (Noun)
Definitions:
- A colourless, acrid, liquid aldehyde obtained by dehydration of glycerol, used for making plastics and as an aquatic herbicide.
Phrases:
Origin
:
mid 19th century. From German Acrolein from classical Latin ācris sharp, pungent + olēre to smell + German -in
Click here to see the free dictionary definition for acrolein
definition by Oxford Dictionaries