crotonic acid

cro·ton·ic ac·id

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Definitions of crotonic acid words

noun crotonic acid type of colourless acid 3
noun crotonic acid a colourless crystalline insoluble unsaturated carboxylic acid produced by oxidation of crotonaldehyde and used in organic synthesis; trans-2-butenoic acid. Formula: CH3CH:CHCOOH 3
noun crotonic acid a colorless crystalline compound, CH3CH:CHCOOH, existing in two isomeric forms: used in organic synthesis, the manufacture of resins, etc. 3
noun crotonic acid a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 4 H 6 O 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis. 1
noun crotonic acid (organic chemistry) An unsaturated organic acid, CH3-CH=CH-COOH, found in croton oil and having many industrial uses; the cis- form is isocrotonic acid. 0

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40; croton + -ic

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