A quick method of detecting castor oil in vegetable oils
โ Scribed by Rajnish Kumar
- Book ID
- 112814549
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1963
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 124 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-021X
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