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A limpid, colorless, highly volatile liquid, obtained by thedehydration of glycerin, or the destructive distillation of neutralfats containing glycerin. Its vapors are intensely irritating. Watts.
a chemical substance with a strong, unpleasant smell that is used to make plastics
A colourless, acrid, liquid aldehyde obtained by dehydration of glycerol, used for making plastics and as an aquatic herbicide.
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