acrolein
/ˈakrəliːn/ /əˈkrəʊliɪn/(also acroleine)
noun
A colourless, acrid, liquid aldehyde obtained by dehydration of glycerol, used for making plastics and as an aquatic herbicide.
- Formula: CH2CHCHO..
Origin
Mid 19th century. From German Acrolein from classical Latin ācris sharp, pungent + olēre to smell + German -in.
- retrogradely
- retrogradeness
- retrogradient
- retrogradism
- retrogradist
- retrogration
- retrogress
- retrogression
- retrogressional
- retrogressionist
- retrogressive
- retrogressivism
- retroguard
- retro-ignition
- retro-impulse
- retroject
- retrojection
- retrolental fibroplasia
- retromanoeuvre
- retro-migration
- retromingency
- retromingent
- retromorphosis
- retronym
- retrooperative