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Ricinoleic Acid

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Noun

1. ricinoleic acid

an oily fatty acid found in castor oil and used in soap

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ricinoleic Acid

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noun
1. 
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. 
the mixture of fatty acids obtained by hydrolysing castor oil

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Ricinoleic Acid

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an unsaturated fatty acid, C18H34O3, found as an ester of glycerin in castor oil and used in soaps, textile finishing, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Ricinoleic Acid

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n.
An unsaturated fatty acid, C18H34O3, prepared from castor oil and used in making soaps and in textile finishing.

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