Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Watts (1815–1884), chemist. From classical Latin ācrisacrid + aldehyde, after French acraldéhyde, originally âcre-aldéhyde.
Definition of acraldehyde in US English:
acraldehyde
nounəˈkraldɪhʌɪd
Chemistry
= acrolein.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Watts (1815–1884), chemist. From classical Latin ācris acrid + aldehyde, after French acraldéhyde, originally âcre-aldéhyde.