Croton

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(kro'-ton) [kpotcov, a tick]. A great genus of euphorbiaceous plants. C. eleu- teria yields cascarilla; C. tiglium yields croton oil. C. Aldehyd, C 4 H e O, a compound ob- tained by the condensation of acetaldehyd when heated with HC1, with water and zinc chlorid. C. -chloral. See Chloral, Butyl. C. Oil {oleum tiglii, U. S. P.), a fixed oil expressed from the seeds of C. tiglium. See under Tiglium.

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