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OLEATE
Etymology
Noun
oleate (plural oleates)
(organic chemistry) any salt or ester of oleic acid
Source: Wiktionary
O"le*ate, n. Etym: [Cf.F. oléate.] (Chem.)
Definition: A salt of oleic acid. Some oleates, as the oleate of mercury, are used in medicine by way of inunction.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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