crotonic acid

[ kroh-ton-ik, -toh-nik ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 4 H 6 O 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.

crotonic acid

/ krəʊˈtɒnɪk /

noun

1. a colourless crystalline insoluble unsaturated carboxylic acid produced by oxidation of crotonaldehyde and used in organic synthesis; trans- 2-butenoic acid. Formula: CH 3 CH:CHCOOH

Word History and Origins

Origin of crotonic acid¹

First recorded in 1830–40; croton + -ic