A-crō'le-ĭne, n.
n. [Gr. ἄκρος, extreme, on the top, and Lat. oleum, oil.] (Chem.) A limpid, colorless liquid, obtained by the dehydration of glycerine. Its vapors are intolerably hot and suffocating.
n. [Gr. ἄκρος, extreme, on the top, and Lat. oleum, oil.] (Chem.) A limpid, colorless liquid, obtained by the dehydration of glycerine. Its vapors are intolerably hot and suffocating.