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RICINOLEIC ACID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ricinoleic acid mean?
• RICINOLEIC ACID (noun)
The noun RICINOLEIC ACID has 1 sense:
1. an oily fatty acid found in castor oil and used in soap
Familiarity information: RICINOLEIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An oily fatty acid found in castor oil and used in soap
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("ricinoleic acid" is a kind of...):
unsaturated fatty acid (a fatty acid whose carbon chain can absorb additional hydrogen atoms)
Holonyms ("ricinoleic acid" is a substance of...):
castor oil (a purgative extracted from the seed of the castor-oil plant; used in paint and varnish as well as medically)
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