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oleic definition

oleic (ō lē′ik, -lā′-; ō′lē-)

adjective

  1. of or obtained from oil
  2. of or pertaining to oleic acid

Etymology: < L oleum, oil + -ic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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