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ricinoleic acid
noun
, Chemistry.
- a colorless to yellow, viscous, liquid, water-insoluble, unsaturated hydroxyl acid, C 1 8 H 3 4 O 3 , occurring in castor oil in the form of the glyceride: used chiefly in soaps and textile finishing.
ricinoleic acid
/ -ˈnəʊlɪɪk; ˌrɪsɪnəʊˈliːɪk /
noun
- 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: C 18 H 34 O 3
- the mixture of fatty acids obtained by hydrolysing castor oil
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ricinoleic acid1
First recorded in 1840–50
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ricinoleic acid1
C19: from ricin + oleic acid
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Example Sentences
It contains palmitic and several other fatty acids, among which there is one—ricinoleic acid—peculiar to itself.
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