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oleic Definition

oleic (ō lēik, -lā-; ōlē-)

adjective

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

Etymology: < L oleum, oil + -ic

oleic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • acid: In particular, red meat contains oleic acid, the same type of fat that's found in olive oil.
  • content: Some of the cultivars also produce oil with high oleic acid content.

Browse dictionary entries near oleic

  1. olefin series
  2. olefin
  3. olecranon
  4. oleate
  5. oleaster
  6. oleander
  7. oleaginous
  8. -ole
  9. oldwife
  10. oldster
  1. oleic acid
  2. olein
  3. oleo
  4. oleo oil
  5. oleo-
  6. oleo strut
  7. oleograph
  8. oleomargarine
  9. oleoresin
  10. olfaction