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crotonic acid definition

cro·tonic acid (krō tän′ik)

a colorless crystalline compound, CHCH:CHCOOH, existing in two isomeric forms: used in organic synthesis, the manufacture of resins, etc.

Etymology: croton + -ic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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