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oleic |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Oleic \O"le*ic\, a. [L. oleum oil: cf F. ol['e]ique.] (Physiol.Chem.) Pertaining to derived from or contained in oil; as oleic acid, an acid of the acrylic acid series found combined with glyceryl in the form of olein in certain animal and vegetable fats and oils, such as sperm oil, olive oil, etc At low temperatures the acid is crystalline, but melts to an oily liquid above 14? C.
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