OLEINS

Noun

oleins

plural of olein

Anagrams

• Elison, eloins, esloin, insole, lesion, onlies, selion

Source: Wiktionary


OLEIN

O"le*in, n. Etym: [L. oleum oil: cf. F. oléine.] (Physiol. Chem.)

Definition: A fat, liquid at ordinary temperatures, but solidifying at temperatures below 0° C., found abundantly in both the animal and vegetable kingdoms (see Palmitin). It dissolves solid fats, especially at 30-40° C. Chemically, olein is a glyceride of oleic acid; and, as three molecules of the acid are united to one molecule of glyceryl to form the fat, it is technically known as triolein. It is also called elain.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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