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Definition of: tiglic
(tig′lik) adjective Chem.
1. Derived from croton oil.
2. Designating a white, crystalline, poisonous acid, C5H8O2, contained as an ester in croton oil. Also tig·lin·ic (tig·lin′·ik). [<NL (Croton) tiglium the croton oil plant, prob. ult. <Gk. tilos thin feces; so called because of its purgative properties]
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