Meanings
nounricinoleic acid (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryA crystalline unsaturated hydroxy fatty acid C₁₈H₃₄O₃ that yields esters important as plasticizers and whose glyceride (ricinolein) is the main component of castor oil.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From translingual Ricin(us) + oleic acid.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French acide palmique
- acide palmiqueTranslations
Italian acido ricinoleico
- acido ricinoleicoTranslations
Polish kwas rycynolowy, kwas rącznikowy
- kwas rycynolowyTranslations
- kwas rącznikowyTranslations
Swedish ricinolsyra
- ricinolsyraTranslations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with ricinoleic acid
acidplacidantacidflaccidalendronic acidamidotrizoic acidaminocaproic acidaminosalicylic acidbarbituric aciddiaciddiatrizoic acidetidronic acidglycyrrhizic acidhydracidhydrochloric acidhyperacidhypoacidiopanoic acidiopodic acidisethionic acidjassidmonacidmonoacidmycophenolic acid
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
ricinoleic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ricinoleic%20acid
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“ricinoleic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ricinoleic%20acid. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ricinoleic acid,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ricinoleic%20acid.
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