tiglic acid
noun Chemistry.
a slightly water-soluble, poisonous compound, C5H8O2, derived from croton oil and occurring as a thick, syrupy liquid or in colorless crystals.
Origin of tiglic acid
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby tiglic acid
tightwire,
tighty-whities,
tiglath-pileser i,
tiglath-pileser iii,
tiglic,
tiglic acid,
tiglon,
tigon,
tigr,
tigre,
tigress
British Dictionary definitions for tiglic acid
tiglic acid
/ (ˈtɪɡlɪk) /
noun
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
Word Origin for tiglic acid
C19
tiglic, from New Latin phrase
Croton tiglium (name of the croton plant), of uncertain origin