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ch3ch25chohch2chchch27cooh - 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]