Acrolein
Definition
A volatile, colorless or yellowish liquid with an extremely pungent, suffocating, and tear-inducing odor, with the chemical formula CH2=CH-CHO; propenal. It is a highly toxic unsaturated aldehyde formed by the dehydration of glycerol.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Acrolein
- Acrylic aldehyde
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine singular noun acting primarily as an uncountable mass noun within industrial and laboratory reports. |
| Formation | Neologistic chemical term derived from French 'acroléine', originally rooted in Latin descriptive components. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.kro.le.ˈi.nə] |
| Source | IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology and Organic Nomenclature |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Supraîncălzirea uleiului de gătit peste punctul de fum degajă acroleină, un compus iritant pentru căile respiratorii.
EN: Overheating cooking oil past its smoke point releases acrolein, a compound irritating to the respiratory tract.
RO: Laboratorul a determinat concentrația de acroleină din eșantionul de gaze industriale folosind cromatografia.
EN: The laboratory determined the concentration of acrolein in the industrial gas sample using chromatography.
RO: Inhalarea cronică de acroleină din fumul de țigară contribuie la deteriorarea structurală a țesutului pulmonar.
EN: Chronic inhalation of acrolein from cigarette smoke contributes to the structural damage of lung tissue.
Idioms & Phrases
Vapori de acroleină / Acrolein vapors / propenal gas
RO: Emanații gazoase extrem de iritante pentru ochi și plămâni, capabile să provoace lăcrimare intensă și tuse violentă.
EN: Gaseous emanations highly irritating to the eyes and lungs, capable of causing intense lacrimation and violent coughing.
Sinteză de acroleină / Acrolein synthesis / industrial oxidation of propylene
RO: Proces tehnologic de obținere la scară largă a propenalului prin oxidarea catalitică a propilenei în fază gazoasă.
EN: A large-scale technological process of obtaining propenal through the catalytic gas-phase oxidation of propylene.
Toxicitate prin acroleină / Acrolein toxicity / aldehyde exposure
RO: Efect patologic celular sever indus de capacitatea moleculei de a se lega de proteine și de a induce stres oxidativ masiv.
EN: A severe cellular pathological effect induced by the molecule's capacity to bind to proteins and induce massive oxidative stress.
Latest Contextual News
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Determination of acrolein generation pathways from linoleic acid and linolenic acid: increment by photo irradiation
Nature • 📅 12.04.2022
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Residential indoor air quality guidelines: Acrolein
Canada.ca • 📅 12.03.2021
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Odor perception and symptoms during acrolein exposure in individuals with and without building-related symptoms
Nature • 📅 17.05.2022
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A Reduction-Based Sensor for Acrolein Conjugates with the Inexpensive Nitrobenzene as an Alternative to Monoclonal Antibody
Nature • 📅 26.10.2016
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