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tiglic acid

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a slightly water-soluble, poisonous compound, C 5 H 8 O 2 , derived from croton oil and occurring as a thick, syrupy liquid or in colorless crystals.

tiglic acid

/ ˈɪɡɪ /

noun

  1. 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
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tiglic acid1

First recorded in 1870–75
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tiglic acid1

C19 tiglic, from New Latin phrase Croton tiglium (name of the croton plant), of uncertain origin

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