Meanings
nounricinolamide (uncountable)
- obsoleteuncountablechemistryThe amide or ricinoleic acid, C₃₆H₃₅NO₄
Its preparation from ricinolamide would require too much time, as this takes from two to three months to be well formed.
1851, The Chemical Gazette, Or, Journal of Practical Chemistry1 more example
[…] also from almond and castor oils, after solidification by nitrous acid, we obtain elaidamide and palmamide, these amides being isomeric with oleamide and ricinolamide.
1857, Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, volume 21, page 308
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