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CrotonCroton Cro"ton (kr?"t?n), n. [Gr. ????, prop., a tick, which
the seed of the croton resembles.] (Bot.)
A genus of euphorbiaceous plants belonging to tropical
countries.
Croton oil (Med.), a viscid, acrid, brownish yellow oil
obtained from the seeds of Croton Tiglium, a small tree
of the East Indies. It is a most powerful drastic
cathartic, and is used externally as a pustulant. Croton bugCroton bug Cro"ton bug` (b?g`). [From the Croton water of New
York.] (Zo["o]l.)
A small, active, winged species of cockroach (Ectobia
Germanica), the water bug. It is common aboard ships, and in
houses in cities, esp. in those with hot-water pipes. Croton Draco, a scale-shaped insect, the female of which fixes herself on
the bark, and exudes from the margin of her body this resinous
substance.
Note: Stick-lac is the substance in its natural state,
incrusting small twigs. When broken off, and the
coloring matter partly removed, the granular residuum
is called seed-lac. When melted, and reduced to a thin
crust, it is called shell-lac or shellac. Lac is an
important ingredient in sealing wax, dyes, varnishes,
and lacquers.
Ceylon lac, a resinous exudation of the tree Croton
lacciferum, resembling lac.
Lac dye, a scarlet dye obtained from stick-lac.
Lac lake, the coloring matter of lac dye when precipitated
from its solutions by alum.
Mexican lac, an exudation of the tree Croton Draco. Croton lacciferum, a scale-shaped insect, the female of which fixes herself on
the bark, and exudes from the margin of her body this resinous
substance.
Note: Stick-lac is the substance in its natural state,
incrusting small twigs. When broken off, and the
coloring matter partly removed, the granular residuum
is called seed-lac. When melted, and reduced to a thin
crust, it is called shell-lac or shellac. Lac is an
important ingredient in sealing wax, dyes, varnishes,
and lacquers.
Ceylon lac, a resinous exudation of the tree Croton
lacciferum, resembling lac.
Lac dye, a scarlet dye obtained from stick-lac.
Lac lake, the coloring matter of lac dye when precipitated
from its solutions by alum.
Mexican lac, an exudation of the tree Croton Draco. Croton MalamboMalambo Ma*lam"bo, n. [Pg.]
A yellowish aromatic bark, used in medicine and perfumery,
said to be from the South American shrub Croton Malambo. Croton oilCroton Cro"ton (kr?"t?n), n. [Gr. ????, prop., a tick, which
the seed of the croton resembles.] (Bot.)
A genus of euphorbiaceous plants belonging to tropical
countries.
Croton oil (Med.), a viscid, acrid, brownish yellow oil
obtained from the seeds of Croton Tiglium, a small tree
of the East Indies. It is a most powerful drastic
cathartic, and is used externally as a pustulant. Croton PavanaTilley Til"ley, n., or Tilley seed Til"ley seed` (Bot.)
The seeds of a small tree (Croton Pavana) common in the
Malay Archipelago. These seeds furnish croton oil, like those
of Croton Tiglium. [Written also tilly.] Croton TigliumTiglic Tig"lic, a. (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C4H7CO2H
(called also methyl crotonic acid), homologous with crotonic
acid, and obtained from croton oil (from Croton Tiglium) as
a white crystalline substance. Croton TigliumTilley Til"ley, n., or Tilley seed Til"ley seed` (Bot.)
The seeds of a small tree (Croton Pavana) common in the
Malay Archipelago. These seeds furnish croton oil, like those
of Croton Tiglium. [Written also tilly.] Croton TigliumCroton Cro"ton (kr?"t?n), n. [Gr. ????, prop., a tick, which
the seed of the croton resembles.] (Bot.)
A genus of euphorbiaceous plants belonging to tropical
countries.
Croton oil (Med.), a viscid, acrid, brownish yellow oil
obtained from the seeds of Croton Tiglium, a small tree
of the East Indies. It is a most powerful drastic
cathartic, and is used externally as a pustulant. CrotonicCrotonic Cro*ton"ic (kr?-t?n"?k), a.
Of or pertaining to, or derived from, a plant of the genus
Croton, or from croton oil.
Crotonic acid (Chem.), a white crystalline organic acid,
C3H5.CO2H, of the ethylene, or acrylic acid series. It
was so named because formerly supposed to exist in croton
oil. Also, any acid metameric with crotonic acid proper.
Note: The acid characteristic of croton oil is tiglic or
tiglinic acid, a derivative of crotonic acid. Crotonic acidCrotonic Cro*ton"ic (kr?-t?n"?k), a.
Of or pertaining to, or derived from, a plant of the genus
Croton, or from croton oil.
Crotonic acid (Chem.), a white crystalline organic acid,
C3H5.CO2H, of the ethylene, or acrylic acid series. It
was so named because formerly supposed to exist in croton
oil. Also, any acid metameric with crotonic acid proper.
Note: The acid characteristic of croton oil is tiglic or
tiglinic acid, a derivative of crotonic acid. Crotonine
Crotonine Cro"ton*ine (kr?"t?n-?n), n. (Chem.)
A supposed alkaloid obtained from croton oil by boiling it
with water and magnesia, since found to be merely a magnesia
soap of the oil. --Watts.
CrotonyleneCrotonylene Cro*ton"y*lene (kr?-t?n"?-l?n), n. [Crotonic +
acet-ylene.] (Chem.)
A colorless, volatile, pungent liquid, C4H6, produced
artificially, and regarded as an unsaturated hydrocarbon of
the acetylene series, and analogous to crotonic acid. Crotophaga aniAni A"nior Ano A"no, n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.)
A black bird of tropical America, the West Indies and Florida
(Crotophaga ani), allied to the cuckoos, and remarkable for
communistic nesting. Dicrotous
Dicrotal Di"cro*tal, Dicrotous Di"cro*tous, a. [Gr. ? a
double beating.]
Dicrotic.
Hyperdicrotous
Hyperdicrotous Hy`per*di"cro*tous, a. (Physiol.)
Hyperdicrotic.
Hypodicrotous
Hypodicrotic Hyp`o*di*crot"ic, Hypodicrotous
Hyp`o*di"cro*tous, a. (Physiol.)
Exhibiting retarded dicrotism; as, a hypodicrotic pulse
curve.
MacrotoneMacrotone Mac"ro*tone, n. [Gr. ? stretched out. See Macro-,
and Tone.] (Pron.)
Same as Macron. Microtome
Microtome Mi"cro*tome, n. [Micro- + Gr. te`mnein to cut.]
An instrument for making very thin sections for microscopical
examination.
Microtomic
Microtomic Mi`cro*tom"ic, Microtomical Mi`cro*tom"ic*al, a.
Of or pert. to the microtome or microtomy; cutting thin
slices.
Microtomical
Microtomic Mi`cro*tom"ic, Microtomical Mi`cro*tom"ic*al, a.
Of or pert. to the microtome or microtomy; cutting thin
slices.
Microtomist
Microtomist Mi*crot"o*mist, n.
One who is skilled in or practices microtomy.
Microtomy
Microtomy Mi*crot"o*my, n.
The art of using the microtome; investigation carried on with
the microtome.
NecrotomicNecrotomy Nec*rot"o*my, n. [Gr. ? dead person + ? to cut.]
(Med.)
The dissection of dead bodies; also, excision of necrosed
bone. -- Nec`ro*tom"ic, a. -- Nec*rot"o*mist, n. NecrotomistNecrotomy Nec*rot"o*my, n. [Gr. ? dead person + ? to cut.]
(Med.)
The dissection of dead bodies; also, excision of necrosed
bone. -- Nec`ro*tom"ic, a. -- Nec*rot"o*mist, n. NecrotomyNecrotomy Nec*rot"o*my, n. [Gr. ? dead person + ? to cut.]
(Med.)
The dissection of dead bodies; also, excision of necrosed
bone. -- Nec`ro*tom"ic, a. -- Nec*rot"o*mist, n. Picrotoxin
Picrotoxin Pic`ro*tox"in, n. [Gr. ? bitter + toxic + -in.]
(Chem.)
A bitter white crystalline substance found in the cocculus
indicus. It is a peculiar poisonous neurotic and intoxicant,
and consists of a mixture of several neutral substances.
Tricrotous
Tricrotous Tri"cro*tous (tr[imac]"kr[-o]*t[u^]s), a.
(Physiol.)
Tricrotic.
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