croton oil
croton oil
nounDefinition of CROTON OIL
: a viscid acrid fixed oil obtained from seeds of an Asian croton (Croton tiglium) formerly used as a powerful purgative but now used especially in pharmacological experiments as an irritant
First Known Use of CROTON OIL
1827
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