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ricinoleic acid

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ric·in·o·le·ic acid  (rsn--lk)
n.
An unsaturated fatty acid, C18H34O3, prepared from castor oil and used in making soaps and in textile finishing.

[Latin ricinus, castor-oil plant + oleic.]

ricinoleic acid [ˌrɪsɪnəʊˈliːɪk -ˈnəʊlɪɪk]
n
1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) an oily unsaturated carboxylic acid found, as the glyceride, in castor oil and used in the manufacture of soap and in finishing textiles; 12-hydroxy-9-octadecanoic acid. Formula: C18H34O3
2. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) the mixture of fatty acids obtained by hydrolysing castor oil
[from ricin + oleic acid]
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Noun1.ricinoleic acid - an oily fatty acid found in castor oil and used in soap
castor oil - a purgative extracted from the seed of the castor-oil plant; used in paint and varnish as well as medically
unsaturated fatty acid - a fatty acid whose carbon chain can absorb additional hydrogen atoms


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Ricinoleic acid is a monounsaturated, 18-carbon fatty acid with a hydroxyl functional group at C-12.
Cobalt-based catalysts, Manganese derivatives, Cobalt derivatives, Drier catalyst, Ethyl linoleate, Bipyridine Introduction (1) Alkyd paints are based on alkyd resin precursors, which are polyesters incorporating unsaturated fatty acid chains such as oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, and ricinoleic acid.
The newer Polycin DTM series polyols (D for diols, T for triols, and M for multi-functional polyols) are based on ricinoleic acid combined with glycerin and other glycols to produce compounds that reportedly give castor oil new dimensions in performance.
 
 
 
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