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crotonine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cro-to-nine
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Dated; Uncountable

noun

One of a number of alkaloids and terpenoids isolated from plants of the genus Croton.

Uncountable

Etymology

From croton + -ine.

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Questions

What does crotonine mean?
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.
Where does crotonine come from?
From croton + -ine.

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