ricinoleic acid

ric·in·o·le·ic ac·id

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ris-uh-noh-lee-ik, -noh-lee-ik as-id]
- /ˌrɪs ə noʊˈli ɪk, -ˈnoʊ li ɪk ˈæs ɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ris-uh-noh-lee-ik, -noh-lee-ik as-id]
- /ˌrɪs ə noʊˈli ɪk, -ˈnoʊ li ɪk ˈæs ɪd/

Definitions of ricinoleic acid words

noun ricinoleic acid 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. 1
noun ricinoleic acid 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 0
noun ricinoleic acid the mixture of fatty acids obtained by hydrolysing castor oil 0
noun ricinoleic acid an unsaturated fatty acid, C18H34O3, found as an ester of glycerin in castor oil and used in soaps, textile finishing, etc. 0

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50

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