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Definition of: acrolein
(ə·krō′lē·in) noun
A volatile colorless liquid C3H4, intensely irritating to the nose and eyes, and obtained variously, as by dehydrating glycerol or destructively distilling fats: used as a tear gas. [<ACR) (ID) + L olere smell + -IN]
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