oleic acid
oleic acid
Definition
oleic acid
noun
an oily, unsaturated fatty acid, CHCOOH, present in the form of the glyceryl ester in most animal and vegetable fats and oils, used in making soap, ointments, etc.
oleic acid
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- contain: In particular, red meat contains oleic acid, the same type of fat that's found in olive oil.
Browse dictionary entries near oleic acid
- oleic
- olefin series
- olefin
- olecranon
- oleate
- oleaster
- oleander
- oleaginous
- -ole
- oldwife
- olein
- oleo
- oleo oil
- oleo-
- oleo strut
- oleograph
- oleomargarine
- oleoresin
- olfaction
- olfactometer
