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Word Meanings - RICINOLEIC - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Pertaining to, or designating, a fatty acid analogous to oleic acid, obtained from castor oil as an oily substance, Cricinolic.

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  • SUBSTANCE
    See 2 (more info) 1. That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or spiritual; that in which properties inhere; that which is real,
  • DESIGNATE
    Designated; appointed; chosen. Sir G. Buck.
  • CASTOR BEAN
    The bean or seed of the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi.)
  • OBTAINABLE
    Capable of being obtained.
  • CASTOR
    A genus of rodents, including the beaver. See Beaver. 2. Castoreum. See Castoreum. 3. A hat, esp. one made of beaver fur; a beaver. I have always been known for the jaunty manner in which I wear my castor. Sir W. Scott. 4. A heavy quality
  • DESIGNATOR
    An officer who assigned to each his rank and place in public shows and ceremonies. 2. One who designates.
  • DESIGNATIVE
    Serving to designate or indicate; pointing out.
  • FATTY
    Containing fat, or having the qualities of fat; greasy; gross; as, a fatty substance. Fatty acid , any one of the paraffin series of monocarbonic acids, as formic acid, acetic, etc.; -- so called because the higher members, as stearic and palmitic
  • CASTOREUM
    A peculiar bitter orange-brown substance, with strong, penetrating odor, found in two sacs between the anus and external genitals of the beaver; castor; -- used in medicine as an antispasmodic, and by perfumers.
  • PERTAIN
    stretch out, reach, pertain; per + tenere to hold, keep. See Per-, 1. To belong; to have connection with, or dependence on, something, as an appurtenance, attribute, etc.; to appertain; as, saltness pertains to the ocean; flowers pertain to plant
  • CASTOR; CASTORITE
    A variety of the mineral called petalite, from Elba. (more info) so named because found together on the island of Elba. See Castor and
  • CASTOR OIL
    A mild cathartic oil, expressed or extracted from the seeds of the Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi. When fresh the oil is inodorus and insipid. Castor-oil plant. Same as Palma Christi.
  • SUBSTANCELESS
    Having no substance; unsubstantial. Coleridge.
  • CASTOR AND POLLUX
    See SAINT
  • OBTAINMENT
    The act or process of obtaining; attainment. Milton.
  • OBTAIN
    1. To hold; to keep; to possess. His mother, then, is mortal, but his Sire He who obtains the monarchy of heaven. Milton. 2. To get hold of by effort; to gain possession of; to procure; to acquire, in any way. Some pray for riches; riches they
  • CASTORIN
    A white crystalline substance obtained from castoreum.
  • DESIGNATORY
    Serving to designate; designative; indicating.
  • ANALOGOUS
    Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion; -- often followed by to. Analogous tendencies in arts and manners. De Quincey. Decay of public spirit, which may be considered analogous to natural death. J.
  • OBTAINER
    One who obtains.
  • REOBTAINABLE
    That may be reobtained.
  • LINOLEIC
    Pertaining to, or derived from, linoleum, or linseed oil; specifically , designating an organic acid, a thin yellow oil, found combined as a salt of glycerin in oils of linseed, poppy, hemp, and certain nuts.
  • REOBTAIN
    To obtain again.
  • SCHWANN'S WHITE SUBSTANCE
    The substance of the medullary sheath.
  • PREDESIGNATE
    A term used by Sir William Hamilton to define propositions having their quantity indicated by a verbal sign; as, all, none, etc.; -- contrasted with preindesignate, defining propositions of which the quantity is not so indicated.
  • AZOLEIC
    Pertaining to an acid produced by treating oleic with nitric acid.
  • RICINOLEIC
    Pertaining to, or designating, a fatty acid analogous to oleic acid, obtained from castor oil as an oily substance, Cricinolic.

 

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