OLEIC

Etymology

Adjective

oleic (comparative more oleic, superlative most oleic)

Of or pertaining to oil, especially to vegetable oil

(chemistry) Of or pertaining to oleic acid or its derivatives

Anagrams

• Cielo, Coile, eolic

Source: Wiktionary


O"le*ic, a. Etym: [L. oleum oil: cf. F. oléique.] (Physiol.Chem.)

Definition: Pertaining to, derived from, or contained in, oil; as, oleic acid, an acid of the acrylic acid series found combined with glyceryl in the form of olein in certain animal and vegetable fats and oils, such as sperm oil, olive oil, etc. At low temperatures the acid is crystalline, but melts to an oily liquid above 14

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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