ALL meanings of ricinoleic acid
ric·in·o·le·ic ac·id
R r - 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