Phrase Hound found 6 phrases and 12 compound words that contain croton. The most common are listed below. Open croton in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 6
- garden crotonAny of species Codiaeum variegatum of spurges commonly used as a houseplant for its leaves, which can vary in color.
- Croton-on-HudsonA village in the town of Cortlandt, Westchester County, New York, United States.
- Croton bugBlattella germanica; German cockroach. See cockroach
- croton oilA dark yellow, acrid oil, obtained from the seeds of plants of the genus Croton, once used as a drastic purgative.
- Croton bugsplural of Croton bug: Blattella germanica; German cockroach. See cockroach
- croton oilsplural of croton oil: A dark yellow, acrid oil, obtained from the seeds of plants of the genus Croton, once used as a drastic purgative.
Compound words 12
- crotonaldehydeThe unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde CH₃-CH=CH-CHO that is used in organic synthesis
- crotonicOf or pertaining to crotonic acid or its derivatives.
- crotonineA supposed alkaloid obtained from croton oil by boiling it with water and magnesia, later found to be merely a magnesia soap of the oil.
- crotonaldehydesplural of crotonaldehyde: The unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde CH₃-CH=CH-CHO that is used in organic synthesis
- crotonamideThe amide of crotonic acid; any N-derivative of this compound
- crotonamidesplural of crotonamide: The amide of crotonic acid; any N-derivative of this compound
- crotonaseAny enzyme that catalyzes the hydration of crotonyl-coenzyme A
- crotonasesplural of crotonase: Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydration of crotonyl-coenzyme A
- crotonateAny salt or ester of crotonic acid
- crotonidsplural of crotonid: Any member of the family Crotoniidae of mites.