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tiglic acid

tig·lic ac·id [ tìgglik ássid ]


noun 
Definition:
 
thick poisonous acid: a viscous poisonous colorless liquid. Source: croton oil. Use: pharmaceutical preparations, manufacture of perfumes. C5H8O2

[< modern Latin (Croton) tiglium, scientific name of the tree from whose seeds croton oil is obtained]
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