The Collaborative International Dictionary
Palmic \Pal"mic\, a. [Cf. F. palmique.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the castor-oil plant ( Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi) and other species of the family Euphorbiaceae; -- formerly used to designate an acid now called ricinoleic acid (d-12-hydroxyoleic acid, C18H34O3). [Obsoles.]
Ricinic \Ri*cin"ic\, a. [L. ricinus castor-oil plant.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, castor oil; formerly, designating an acid now called ricinoleic acid.
Wiktionary
a. Of or pertaining to ricinoleic acid or its derivatives
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Usage examples of "ricinoleic".
It contains Palmitic and several other fatty acids, among which there is one - Ricinoleic acid - peculiar to itself.
The oil is decomposed by the fat-splitting ferments of the intestinal canal liberating this irritant Ricinoleic acid, to which the purgative action is considered in all probablity to be due.