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Webster 1913 Edition

Metacrolein

Metˊa-cro′le-in

,

Noun.

[Pref.

met-

+

acrolein

.]

(Chem.)

A polymeric modification of acrolein obtained by heating it with caustic potash. It is a crystalline substance having an aromatic odor.

Definition 2024

metacrolein

metacrolein

English

Noun

metacrolein ‎(uncountable)

(chemistry) A polymeric modification of acrolein obtained by heating it with caustic potash.