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noun
A crystalline unsaturated hydroxy fatty acid C18H34O3 that yields esters important as plasticizers and whose glyceride (ricinolein) is the main component of castor oil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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noun
an oily fatty acid found in castor oil and used in soap
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: unsaturated fatty acid
History
From translingual Ricin(us) + oleic acid.
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
