crotonaldehyde

noun

cro·​ton·​aldehyde

¦krōtᵊn+

: a pungent liquid aldehyde CH₃CH=CHCHO obtained by dehydration of aldol and used chiefly as an intermediate in organic synthesis and as a warning agent in fuel gases; β-methyl-acrolein

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary crotonic + aldehyde

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