n. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, prop., a tick, which the seed of the croton resembles. ] (Bot.) A genus of euphorbiaceous plants belonging to tropical countries. [ 1913 Webster ]
Croton oil (Med.),
[ From the Croton water of New York. ] (Zool.) A small, active, winged species of cockroach (Ectobia Germanica), the water bug. It is common aboard ships, and in houses in cities, esp. in those with hot-water pipes; -- called also the
a. Of or pertaining to, or derived from, a plant of the genus
Crotonic acid (Chem.),
☞ The acid characteristic of croton oil is tiglic or tiglinic acid, a derivative of
n. (Chem.) A supposed alkaloid obtained from croton oil by boiling it with water and magnesia, since found to be merely a magnesia soap of the oil. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Crotonic + acet-ylene. ] (Chem.) A colorless, volatile, pungent liquid,