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ricinoleic acid

noun
ri路​cin路​ole路​ic acid | \ 藢r墨-s蓹-n艒-藞l膿-ik- How to pronounce ricinoleic acid (audio) , 藢ri-, -藞l膩-\

Definition of ricinoleic acid

: an oily unsaturated hydroxy fatty acid C18H34O3 that occurs in castor oil as a glyceride and yields esters important as plasticizers

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First Known Use of ricinoleic acid

1847, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for ricinoleic acid

Latin ricinus + English oleic acid

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ricinoleic acid

noun
ri路​cin路​ole路​ic acid | \ 藢r墨s-岬妌-艒-藢l膿-ik-, 藢ris-, -藢l膩- How to pronounce ricinoleic acid (audio) \

Medical Definition of ricinoleic acid

: an oily unsaturated hydroxy fatty acid C18H34O3 that occurs in castor oil as a glyceride

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