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ricinolamide

ricinolamide noun: the amide or ricinoleic acid, C₃₆H₃₅NO₄.

Noun

ricinolamide (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The 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 Chemistry
    • […] 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

Questions about ricinolamide

What does ricinolamide mean?
Ricinolamide means the amide or ricinoleic acid, C₃₆H₃₅NO₄.
What part of speech is ricinolamide?
Ricinolamide is a noun.

Words near ricinolamide in the dictionary

  1. ricinic acid
  2. ricinine
  3. ricininic acid
  4. ricinism
  5. ricinium
  6. ricinolamide
  7. ricinolate
  8. ricinolates
  9. ricinoleate
  10. ricinoleates
  11. ricinoleic

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