croton oil

American  

noun

1. a brownish-yellow oil, expressed from the seeds of the croton, Croton tiglium, that is a drastic purgative and counterirritant.

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croton oil British  

noun

1. a yellowish-brown oil obtained from the plant Croton tiglium, formerly used as a drastic purgative See also croton

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Etymology

Origin of croton oil

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

There are pyrogenetic agencies, like petroleum, turpentine, and croton oil, which, introduced into the body, produce suppurative inflammation without the association of microbia.

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Thus, we will say, for example, 1 was jalap; 2, calomel; 3, croton oil; and 4, quinine.

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Such effects may all be produced, even up to the discharge of blood, by the absorption of croton oil from the skin.

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As a last resort, we gave her eight drops of croton oil; a few hours afterwards, nine drops more were given; and a final dose of twenty drops of the same article was administered.

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However, after these had been carefully dressed with lint and croton oil, she felt fairly like herself again.

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