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acrolein

/ˈækɹəˌlin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
acrolein
IPA
/ˈækɹəˌlin/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde, CH₂=CH-CH=O, made by the destructive distillation of glycerol.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from German Acrolein, from Latin acer (“sharp”) + oleō (“smell”, verb) + -in.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈækɹəˌlin/
  • British English: /ˈækɹəliːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

acroleins (plural)

Derived Forms

acryl disacryl metacrolein thioacrolein

Phrases

acrolein cyanohydrin acrolein dimer acrolein test

Synonyms

acrylaldehyde propenal

Questions

How do you pronounce acrolein?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈækɹəˌlin/.
What does acrolein mean?
A pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde, CH₂=CH-CH=O, made by the destructive distillation of glycerol.
Where does acrolein come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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