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单词 tiglic acid
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tiglic acid


noun Chemistry.

a slightly water-soluble, poisonous compound, C5H8O2, derived from croton oil and occurring as a thick, syrupy liquid or in colorless crystals.

Origin of tiglic acid

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby tiglic acid

tightwire, tighty-whities, Tiglath-pileser I, Tiglath-pileser III, tiglic, tiglic acid, tiglon, tigon, TIGR, Tigré, tigress
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British Dictionary definitions for tiglic acid

tiglic acid
/ (ˈtɪɡlɪk) /

noun

a syrupy liquid or crystalline colourless unsaturated carboxylic acid, with the trans- configuration, found in croton oil and used in perfumery; trans- 2-methyl-2-butenoic acid. Formula: CH 3 CH:C(CH 3)COOH

Word Origin for tiglic acid

C19 tiglic, from New Latin phrase Croton tiglium (name of the croton plant), of uncertain origin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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