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acrolein

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a·cro·le·in  (-krl-n)
n.
A colorless, flammable, poisonous liquid aldehyde, CH2CHCHO, having an acrid odor and vapors irritating to the eyes.
[acr(id) + olein.]
acrolein [əˈkrəʊlɪɪn]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a colourless or yellowish flammable poisonous pungent liquid used in the manufacture of resins and pharmaceuticals. Formula: CH2:CHCHO
[from Latin ācer sharp + olēre to smell + -in]
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Noun1.acroleinacrolein - a pungent colorless unsaturated liquid aldehyde made from propene
propenal
aldehyde - any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids


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He adds, "EPA in conjunction with MDEQ has done some monitoring in the area [of controlled burns], which has indicated some elevated levels of formaldehyde and acrolein in certain areas.
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I also learned that nicotine is addictive in the particulate phase and the gas phase de livers many more poisons--carbon monoxide (which displaces needed oxygen from red blood cells), formaldehyde, ammonia, nitrogen oxides, benzene, acrolein, pyridine, and hydrogen cyanide, to name a few--directly into the lungs' bronchial airways and alveoli (air sacs) and, thence, directly and quickly into the bloodstream.
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