ricinoleic acid


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ric·i·no·le·ic ac·id

(ris'i-nō-lē'ik as'id),
An unsaturated hydroxy acid present in castor oil.

ricinoleic acid

(rĭs′ĭn-ō-lē′ĭk)
n.
An unsaturated fatty acid, C18H34O3, prepared from castor oil and used in making soaps and in textile finishing.

ricinoleic acid

C18H34O3, an unsaturated hydroxy acid making up about 80% of fatty acids in the glycerides of castor oil. It has a strong laxative action.
CAS # 141-22-0
See also: acid
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Effects of ricinoleic acid esters from castor oil of Ricinus communis on the vitellogenesis of Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latreille, 1806) (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks.
Effect of ricinoleic acid esters from castor oil (Ricinus communis) on the oocyte yolk components of the tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latreille, 1806) (Acari: Ixodidae).
Control of coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) with botanical insecticides and mineral oils/Controle da broca-do-cafe, Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) com inseticidas botanicos e oleos minerais
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Synthesis of carboxylate complexes and evaluation of their catalytic activities for polyesterification of castor oil (Ricinum communis) with terephthalic acid/Sintese de complexos de carboxilatos e avaliacao da atividade catalitica para poliesterificacao de oleo de mamona (Ricinum communis) com acido tereftalico
Due to dehydration process major part of ricinoleic acid was converted into NCLA and CLA.
Unbodied dehydrated castor oil from oil of castor beans cultivated in tropical and sub tropical zones of Pakistan
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Preparacion y caracterizacion del oxido de estano y su uso como catalizador en la reaccion de epoxidacion de esters grasos insaturados
CO is an ester product of glycerol and ricinoleic acid, and hence the CO-based polyurethane chains include ester bonds besides urethane bonds.
Physical and surface properties of polyurethane hydrogels in relation with their chemical structure
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Inheritance of high oleic/low ricinoleic acid content in the seed oil of castor mutant OLE-1
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The resulting butyldimethylsilyl ether ricinoleic acid was converted into its anhydride as previously described by Selinger and Laidot [18].
Basal concentrations of free and esterified monohydroxylated fatty acids in human blood platelets
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Assessment of the feasibility of different oil sources to biodiesel production/Determinacao do teor de umidade e lipidios de diferentes oleaginosas tipicas do nordeste brasileiro para a producao de biodiesel
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Isolation of a natural mutant in castor with high oleic/low ricinoleic acid content in the oil
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