crotonine (English, noun)
expansion: crotonine (uncountable)
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topics: chemistry
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organic-chemistry
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glosses: 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.
tags: dated
uncountable
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: One of a number of alkaloids and terpenoids isolated from plants of the genus Croton.
tags: uncountable
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