English Explanatory Dictionary

crotonine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A supposed alkaloid obtained from croton oil by boiling it with water and magnesia, later found to be merely a magnesia soap of the oil.
  2. One of a number of alkaloids and terpenoids isolated from plants of the genus Croton.

Word forms

crotonine

Etymology

From croton + -ine.

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