crotonaldehyde
[ kroht-n-al-duh-hahyd ]
/ ˌkroʊt nˈæl dəˌhaɪd /
noun Chemistry.
a whitish liquid with pungent and suffocating odor, C4H6O, soluble in water, used as a solvent, in tear gas, and in organic synthesis.
Also called
betamethyl acrolein,
crotonic aldehyde.
Origin of crotonaldehyde
croton(ic) (see
crotonic acid) +
aldehyde
Words nearby crotonaldehyde
crotchety,
crotchwood,
croton,
croton bug,
croton oil,
crotonaldehyde,
crotonbug,
crotone,
crotonic acid,
crotonism,
crotoxin