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RICINOLEIC ACID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An oily fatty acid found in castor oil and used in soap
Classified under:
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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