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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In chem., a fatty substance obtained from castor-oil, of which it is the chief constituent. It is a glyceride of ricinolic acid.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) The glycerin salt of ricinoleic acid, occuring as a characteristic constituent of castor oil; -- formerly called
palmin .
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- noun chemistry The
glycerin salt ofricinoleic acid , occurring as a characteristic constituent ofcastor oil .
Etymologies
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Latin ricinus castor-oil plant + oleum oil.
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