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ALL meanings of allyl alcohol

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  • noun allyl alcohol a colourless pungent poisonous liquid used in the manufacture of resins, plasticizers, and other organic chemicals. Formula: CH2:CHCH2OH; relative density: 0.85; melting pt: –129°C; boiling pt: 96.9°C 3
  • noun allyl alcohol a poisonous, colorless liquid, H2C:CHCH2OH, with a pungent odor, used in resins, plasticizers, herbicides, etc. 3
  • noun allyl alcohol a colorless liquid, C 3 H 6 O, having a pungent, mustardlike odor irritating to the skin and mucous membranes, usually obtained from allyl chloride by hydrolysis: used chiefly in organic synthesis in the manufacture of resins, plasticizers, and pharmaceuticals. 1
  • noun allyl alcohol (organic chemistry) The unsaturated aliphatic alcohol CH2=CH-CH2-OH. 0
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