ricinoleicacid

ric·in·o·le·ic acid (rĭs'ĭn-ō-lēʹĭk) n.

An unsaturated fatty acid, C₁₈H₃₄O₃, prepared from castor oil and used in making soaps and in textile finishing.

  [Latin ricinus, castor-oil plant + oleic.]

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