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Meaning of crotonine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. 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
  2. One of a number of alkaloids and terpenoids isolated from plants of the genus Croton.
    uncountable

CEFR level

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

crotonobetaine crotonoid crotonyl crotonylation crotonylene crotonylome

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