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ricinoleic acid
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ricinoleic acid, n.
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]
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