ricinoleic acid
noun Chemistry.
a colorless to yellow, viscous, liquid, water-insoluble, unsaturated hydroxyl acid, C18H34O3, occurring in castor oil in the form of the glyceride: used chiefly in soaps and textile finishing.
Origin of ricinoleic acid
First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby ricinoleic acid
richter's hernia,
richthofen,
richweed,
ricin,
ricinoleic,
ricinoleic acid,
ricinolein,
ricinus oil,
rick,
rickenbacker,
ricker
British Dictionary definitions for ricinoleic acid
ricinoleic acid
/ (ˌrɪsɪnəʊˈliːɪk, -ˈnəʊlɪɪk) /
noun
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: C 18 H 34 O 3
the mixture of fatty acids obtained by hydrolysing castor oil
Word Origin for ricinoleic acid
C19: from
ricin +
oleic acid