crotonic acid

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An unsaturated organic acid, trans--CH₃-CH=CH-COOH, found in croton oil and having many industrial uses; the cis- form is isocrotonic acid.

Equivalents

Françaisacide crotonique

DeutschCrotonsäure

Portuguêsácido crotônico

6 more languages

Suomikrotonihappo

Italianoacido crotonico

日本語クロトン酸

Nederlandscrotonzuur

Polskikwas krotonowy

Русскийкрото́новая кислота́

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

crotonid crotonine crotonobetaine crotonoid crotonyl crotonylation

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