Translation "acrolein" to Serbian

acrolein{noun}{chemistry}
akrolein

acrolein

nounchemistry

Plural: acroleins

Definition and meaning

ETYM Latin acer sharp + olêre to smell.
Gas used as a chemical weapon in World War I by the French under the code-name Papite. It is primarily a lachrymator (tear gas) and lung irritant, though in heavy concentrations can be toxic.
It was fired in artillery shells and hand grenades but its lack of chemical stability made it difficul
t to store and it saw relatively little service use.
A limpid, colorless, highly volatile liquid, obtained by the dehydration of glycerin, or the destructive distillation of neutral fats containing glycerin. Its vapors are intensely irritating.

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Synonyms

propenal

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acrodont · acrolein · acromegalia · acromegaly

Serbian translation

akrolein

masculinechemistryIPA: / akrolein /

Tečni aldehid, CH2 : CHCO Bistra i veoma ljuta mirisa tečnost koja se stvara suvom desitlacijom glicerina i nekih masti.

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