Definitions for acroleins

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acroleins a·cro·le·in

Spelling: [uh-kroh-lee-in]

IPA: /əˈkroʊ li ɪn/

Acroleins is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 988 anagrams from letters in acroleins (aceilnors).

Definitions for acroleins

noun

1. a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.

Origin of acroleins

1855-60; Latin ācr- (stem of ācer) sharp + olē(re) to smell + -in²

Examples for acroleins

acrolein, a light volatile limpid liquid obtained by the destructive distillation of fats.

acrolein is a clear colourless liquid, lighter than water, boiling at about 125 F.

During the oxidation of the fats, the glycerine in them is converted to acrolein or acryl-aldehyde, which also aids the tanning.