Ricinoleic Acid - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition ricinoleic-acid

Definition :

An organic acid C18H34O3 obtained from the castor oil plant Ricinus communis or Palma Christi and other species of the family Euphorbiaceae chemicaly it is d 12 hydroxyoleic acid CH3CH25CHOHCH2CHCHCH27COOH Formerly called palmic acid