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/ˈækɹəliːn/ · noun
(organic chemistry) A pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde, CH₂=CH-CH=O, made by the destructive distillation of glycerol..
Use acrolein when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Acrolein means (organic chemistry) A pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde, CH₂=CH-CH=O, made by the destructive distillation of glycerol..
Common synonyms include acrylaldehyde, propenal.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use acrolein where its definition matches the intended context.
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