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monoolein

monoolein noun: any monoglyceride of oleic acid.

Noun

monoolein (plural monooleins)

  1. Any monoglyceride of oleic acid

Forms of monoolein

pluralmonooleins

Origin of monoolein

From mono- + olein.

Questions about monoolein

What does monoolein mean?
Monoolein means any monoglyceride of oleic acid.
What part of speech is monoolein?
Monoolein is a noun.
What is the plural of monoolein?
The plural of monoolein is monooleins.

Words near monoolein in the dictionary

  1. monooctanoin
  2. monooctyl
  3. monooleate
  4. monooleates
  5. monoolefin
  6. monoolein
  7. monooleins
  8. monooleoglycerol
  9. monooleoyl
  10. monoorganolead
  11. monoorganotin

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