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Meaning of crotonine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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
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.

See also

crotonobetaine crotonoid crotonyl crotonylation crotonylene crotonylome