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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

ricinoleic acid \ric`in*o"le*ic ac"id\, n. (Chem.)
   An organic acid (C18H34O3) obtained from the castor-oil
   plant (Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi) and other
   species of the family Euphorbiaceae; chemicaly it is
   d-12-hydroxyoleic acid
   (CH3(CH2)5.CH(OH).CH2.CH=CH.(CH2)7COOH). Formerly called
   palmic acid.
   [1913 Webster +PJC]