Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Derived from ricinolic acid.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, castor oil; formerly, designating an acid now called
ricinoleic acid.
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- adjective chemistry Pertaining to, or derived from,
castor oil .
Etymologies
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Latin ricinus castor-oil plant.
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