RICINOLEIC ACID

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An oily fatty acid found in castor oil and used in soap

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("ricinoleic acid" is a kind of...):

unsaturated fatty acid (a fatty acid whose carbon chain can absorb additional hydrogen atoms)

Holonyms ("ricinoleic acid" is a substance of...):

castor oil (a purgative extracted from the seed of the castor-oil plant; used in paint and varnish as well as medically)

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