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tiglic acid

tiglic acid noun: a monocarboxylic unsaturated organic acid, the trans-form of angelic acid, found in croton oil and in several other natural products.

Noun

tiglic acid (uncountable)

  1. A monocarboxylic unsaturated organic acid, the trans-form of angelic acid, found in croton oil and in several other natural products.
    Synonyms:
    cevadic acid, sabadillic acid, tiglinic acid

Synonyms of tiglic acid

Origin of tiglic acid

From Croton tiglium.

Questions about tiglic acid

What does tiglic acid mean?
Tiglic acid means a monocarboxylic unsaturated organic acid, the trans-form of angelic acid, found in croton oil and in several other natural products.
What part of speech is tiglic acid?
Tiglic acid is a noun.

Words near tiglic acid in the dictionary

  1. tiglaldehyde
  2. Tigley
  3. Tiglian
  4. tigliane
  5. tiglianes
  6. tiglic acid
  7. tiglin
  8. tiglinaldehyde
  9. tigline
  10. tiglon
  11. tiglons

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