Etymology

ricinic

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Today it means: Pertaining to, or derived from, castor oil. Full definition →

Latin ricinus
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  1. Latin · derived fromricinus“castor-oil plant”
  2. English todayricinic

Latin ricinus (“castor-oil plant”).

Words from the same roots

Latinricinus all →

ricinricininericinolein

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