'ricinoleic acid' definitions:
Definition of 'ricinoleic acid'
From: WordNet
noun
An oily fatty acid found in castor oil and used in soap
Definition of 'ricinoleic acid'
From: GCIDE
- ricinoleic acid \ric`in*o"le*ic ac"id\, n. (Chem.) An organic acid (C18H34O3) obtained from the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi) and other species of the family Euphorbiaceae; chemicaly it is d-12-hydroxyoleic acid (CH3(CH2)5.CH(OH).CH2.CH=CH.(CH2)7COOH). Formerly called palmic acid. [1913 Webster +PJC]