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ricinoleic acid definition

ric·ino·leic acid (rī si nō lē′ik, ris′-; -nō′lē ik)

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

Etymology: ricin + oleic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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