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crotonic acid

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 巴豆酸 (bādòusuān) — an unsaturated organic acid
  • Dutch: crotonzuur — an unsaturated organic acid
  • Finnish: krotonihappo — an unsaturated organic acid
  • French: acide crotonique — an unsaturated organic acid
  • German: Crotonsäure — an unsaturated organic acid
  • Hindi: जयपालाम्ल (jaypālāmla) — an unsaturated organic acid
  • Hungarian: krotonsav — an unsaturated organic acid
  • Italian: acido crotonico — an unsaturated organic acid
  • Japanese: クロトン酸 (kuroton-san) — an unsaturated organic acid
  • Latvian: krotonskābe — an unsaturated organic acid
  • Polish: kwas krotonowy — an unsaturated organic acid
  • Brazilian Portuguese: ácido crotônico — an unsaturated organic acid
  • European Portuguese: ácido crotónico — an unsaturated organic acid
  • Russian: крото́новая кислота́ (krotónovaja kislotá) — an unsaturated organic acid
  • Swedish: krotonsyra — an unsaturated organic acid