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any of certain crystalline carboxylic acids derived from castor oil, esp. (a) 12-ketostearic acid, C18H34O3 (b) ricinoleic acid.
a crystalline unsaturated fatty acid whose glyceride (ricinolein) is the main component of castor oil.
Contained in or derived from croton oil; tiglic acid, C5H8O2 (Watts) = CH3.CH:C(CH3).CO.OH, a colourless crystalline compound, crystallizing in…