Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Related to elaïdin; derived from castor-oil.

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

  • adjective Pertaining to, or designating, an isomeric modification of ricinoleic acid obtained as a white crystalline solid.

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  • This acid combines with two atoms of bromine or iodine, and is converted by nitrous acid into the isomeric ricinelaidic acid, which melts at

    The Handbook of Soap Manufacture H. A. Appleton

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