WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cro′ton oil′, 
  1. Chemistry, Drugsa brownish-yellow oil, expressed from the seeds of the croton, Croton tiglium, that is a drastic purgative and counterirritant.
  • 1870–75

'croton oil' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
croton - tiglic acid - phorbol - tiglic

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