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croton oil

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croton oil
n.
A brownish-yellow, foul-smelling oil obtained from the seeds of a tropical Asian shrub or small tree (Croton tiglium) and formerly used as a drastic purgative and counterirritant. Its use was discontinued because of its toxicity.
croton oil
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) a yellowish-brown oil obtained from the plant Croton tiglium, formerly used as a drastic purgative See also croton [1]
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Noun1.croton oil - viscid acrid brownish-yellow oil from the seeds of Croton tiglium having a violent cathartic action
Croton tiglium, croton - tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil
oil - a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water


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