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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A glycerol ester containing three oleic acid radicals. It is at ordinary temperatures a clear oily liquid, nearly colorless, and is the chief conatituent of all fatty oils.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Physiol. Chem.) See olein.

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  • noun organic chemistry The triglyceride of oleic acid

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  • noun a naturally occurring glyceride of oleic acid that is found in fats and oils

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