ricinoleic acid
UK/ˌɹʌɪ.sɪ.nəʊˌliː.ɪk ˈas.ɪd/US/ˌɹaɪ.sɪ.noʊˌli.ɪk ˈæs.ɪd/
ricinoleic acid noun: a crystalline unsaturated hydroxy fatty acid C₁₈H₃₄O₃ that yields esters important as plasticizers and whose glyceride (ricinolein) is the main component of castor oil.
Noun
ricinoleic acid (uncountable)
- A crystalline unsaturated hydroxy fatty acid C₁₈H₃₄O₃ that yields esters important as plasticizers and whose glyceride (ricinolein) is the main component of castor oil.
ricinoleic acid meaning in Tamil
ricinoleic acid in Tamil
- ரிசினோலியிக் அமிலம்
Origin of ricinoleic acid
From translingual Ricin(us) + oleic acid.
Words formed from ricinoleic acid
Words that rhyme with ricinoleic acid
- acid
- aminosalicylic acid
- peracid
- subacid
- alendronic acid
- amidotrizoic acid
- aminocaproic acid
- antacid
- barbituric acid
- diacid
- diatrizoic acid
- etidronic acid
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- glycyrrhizic acid
- hydracid
- hydrochloric acid
- hyperacid
- hypoacid
- iopanoic acid
- iopodic acid
- isethionic acid
- jassid
- ketoacid
- monacid
- monoacid
- mycophenolic acid
- nalidixic acid
- nonacid
- orotic acid
- oxyacid
- placid
- polyacid
- pyruvic acid
- risedronic acid
- stibogluconic acid
- superacid
- tetracid
- tiludronic acid
- tranexamic acid
- triacid
- zoledronic acid
Questions about ricinoleic acid
- What does ricinoleic acid mean?
- Ricinoleic acid means a crystalline unsaturated hydroxy fatty acid C₁₈H₃₄O₃ that yields esters important as plasticizers and whose glyceride (ricinolein) is the main component of castor oil.
- What is ricinoleic acid in Tamil?
- Ricinoleic acid in Tamil is ரிசினோலியிக் அமிலம். See Ricinoleic acid meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is ricinoleic acid?
- Ricinoleic acid is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ricinoleic acid?
- Ricinoleic acid is pronounced /ˌɹʌɪ.sɪ.nəʊˌliː.ɪk ˈas.ɪd/ (UK).
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