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crotonine

crotonine noun: 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.

Noun

crotonine (uncountable)

  1. (dated) 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.

Origin of crotonine

From croton + -ine.

Questions about crotonine

What does crotonine mean?
Crotonine means 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.
What part of speech is crotonine?
Crotonine is a noun.

Words near crotonine in the dictionary

  1. crotoniazide
  2. crotonic
  3. crotonic acid
  4. crotonid
  5. crotonids
  6. crotonine
  7. crotonobetaine
  8. crotonoid
  9. crotonoids
  10. crotons
  11. crotonyl

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