A foul-smelling oil, formerly used as a purgative, obtained from the seeds of a tropical Asian croton tree.
巴豆油
The tree is Croton tiglium (family Euphorbiaceae)
Example sentencesExamples
Witch hazel also exhibited a strong antiphlogistic effect in the croton oil ear edema test in the mouse.
In the former case this procedure was followed by injections of croton oil and/or hydrocortisone, and in the latter case only by enough air to maintain the size of the original ellipsoid.
The trial developed that administering arsenic and croton oil to old men was by no means the defendant's only foible.
In contact with the eye, croton oil causes severe keratoconjunctivitis with pain, swelling, and purulent discharge.
Topically applied emu oil significantly reduced severity of acute auricular inflammation induced by croton oil in mice.
Plasma cytokine levels were not changed by croton oil treatment.
Definition of croton oil in US English:
croton oil
noun
A foul-smelling oil, formerly used as a purgative, obtained from the seeds of a tropical Asian croton tree.
巴豆油
The tree is Croton tiglium (family Euphorbiaceae)
Example sentencesExamples
The trial developed that administering arsenic and croton oil to old men was by no means the defendant's only foible.
Topically applied emu oil significantly reduced severity of acute auricular inflammation induced by croton oil in mice.
In the former case this procedure was followed by injections of croton oil and/or hydrocortisone, and in the latter case only by enough air to maintain the size of the original ellipsoid.
Plasma cytokine levels were not changed by croton oil treatment.
Witch hazel also exhibited a strong antiphlogistic effect in the croton oil ear edema test in the mouse.
In contact with the eye, croton oil causes severe keratoconjunctivitis with pain, swelling, and purulent discharge.