Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A fatty substance obtained from castor-oil by acting on it with nitric acid.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) The glycerin salt of ricinelaidic acid, obtained as a white crystalline waxy substance by treating castor oil with nitrous acid.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun organic chemistry The glycerin salt of ricinelaidic acid, obtained as a white crystalline waxy substance by treating castor oil with nitrous acid.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

ricinelaidic +‎ -in

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word ricinelaidin.

Examples

    Sorry, no example sentences found.

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.