tiglic acid

noun

A monocarboxylic unsaturated organic acid, the trans-form of angelic acid, found in croton oil and in several other natural products.

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cevadic acidsabadillic acidtiglinic acid
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Meanings

nountiglic acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA monocarboxylic unsaturated organic acid, the trans-form of angelic acid, found in croton oil and in several other natural products.

    Synonyms: cevadic acid, sabadillic acid, tiglinic acid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA monocarboxylic unsaturated organic acid, the trans-form of angelic acid, found in croton oil and in several other natural products.

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cevadic acidsabadillic acidtiglinic acid
Also see
cevadic acid

Origin

From Croton tiglium.

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APA

tiglic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiglic%20acid

MLA

“tiglic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiglic%20acid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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