Meanings
nouncrotonic acid (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryAn unsaturated organic acid, trans--CH₃-CH=CH-COOH, found in croton oil and having many industrial uses; the cis- form is isocrotonic acid.
Synonyms: trans-2-butenoic acid, beta-methylacrylic acid
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn unsaturated organic acid, trans--CH₃-CH=CH-COOH, found in croton oil and having many industrial uses; the cis- form is isocrotonic acid.
Translations
Brazilian Portuguese ácido crotônico
- ácido crotônicoan unsaturated organic acid
Chinese Mandarin 巴豆酸
- 巴豆酸 (bādòusuān)an unsaturated organic acid
Dutch crotonzuur
- crotonzuuran unsaturated organic acid
European Portuguese ácido crotónico
- ácido crotónicoan unsaturated organic acid
Finnish krotonihappo
- krotonihappoan unsaturated organic acid
French acide crotonique
- acide crotoniquean unsaturated organic acid
German Crotonsäure
- Crotonsäurean unsaturated organic acid
Hindi जयपालाम्ल
- जयपालाम्ल (jaypālāmla)an unsaturated organic acid
Hungarian krotonsav
- krotonsavan unsaturated organic acid
Italian acido crotonico
- acido crotonicoan unsaturated organic acid
Japanese クロトン酸
- クロトン酸 (kuroton-san)an unsaturated organic acid
Latvian krotonskābe
- krotonskābean unsaturated organic acid
Polish kwas krotonowy
- kwas krotonowyan unsaturated organic acid
Russian крото́новая кислота́
- крото́новая кислота́ (krotónovaja kislotá)an unsaturated organic acid
Swedish krotonsyra
- krotonsyraan unsaturated organic acid
Cite this entry
APA
crotonic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crotonic%20acid
MLA
“crotonic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crotonic%20acid. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crotonic acid,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crotonic%20acid.
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