Oleic
[oh-lee-ik, oh-lee-ik] /oʊˈli ɪk, ˈoʊ li ɪk/
adjective, Chemistry.
1.
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
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[oh-lee-in] /ˈoʊ li ɪn/ noun, Chemistry. 1. Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 5 7 H 1 0 4 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils. 2. the oily or lower-melting fractions of a fat as distinguished from the solid or higher-melting […]
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