ric·in·o·le·ic acid (r s n- -l  k)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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| Noun | 1. | 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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