Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A corrosive solution of sulfur trioxide in sulfuric acid.
Wiktionary
- n. inorganic chemistry A solution of sulfur trioxide in sulfuric acid.
Etymologies
- From Latin oleum ("olive oil"), from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (elaion, "olive oil"). (Wiktionary)
- Latin, olive oil; see oil. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The Associated Press reports that last Saturday, October 12th, at 5 pm the plant experienced a leakage of a substance called oleum that overflowed a tank and instantly evaporated.”
“A material called oleum, similar to sulfuric acid, leaked from a tank at the Indspec Chemical Corp. plant in Petrolia, said plant manager Dave Dorko.”
“Material called oleum, like sulfuric acid, leaked at the Indspec Chemical Corp.”
“The leak involved the chemical oleum, which is similar to sulfuric acid.”
“A material called oleum, similar to sulfuric acid, leaked from a tank at the Indspec Chemical Corp. plant on Saturday and evaporated into a toxic cloud, said plant manager Dave Dorko.”
“A material called oleum, similar to sulfuric acid, leaked from a tank at the Indspec Chemical Corp. plant in Petrolia, plant manager Dave Dorko said.”
“The Middle East's biggest economy is still heavily reliant on its petr oleum sector, which is estimated to account for as much as 90% of export earnings, 80% of budget revenues and 45% of gross domestic product.”
The Wall Street Journal: Diversification Is a Life and Death Issue
“Sulfuric acid is usually prepared as the acid precursor oleum, a byproduct of sulfur removal from fuels.”
“Si autem aliqua soror infirmatur in tantum. quod eam inungi oporteat. tunc sacerdos ... oleum sacre unccionis deferat; et una sorore crucem portante. precedentibus duabus cum cereis. ad infirmariam uadat. et totus conuenteus eum processionaliter antecedat.”
Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany
“From the seventh century onward, the Byzantines had made use of oleum incendiarum—Greek fire.”
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