RICINOLEIC ACID


Meaning of RICINOLEIC ACID in English

Chem.

a colorless to yellow, viscous, liquid, water-insoluble, unsaturated hydroxyl acid, C 18 H 34 O 3 , occurring in castor oil in the form of the glyceride: used chiefly in soaps and textile finishing.

[ 1840-50 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .