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oleacein

oleacein noun: the phenolic ester 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethyl (Z)-4-formyl-3-(2-oxoethyl)hex-4-enoate present in olive oil.

Noun

oleacein (uncountable)

  1. The phenolic ester 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethyl (Z)-4-formyl-3-(2-oxoethyl)hex-4-enoate present in olive oil

Questions about oleacein

What does oleacein mean?
Oleacein means the phenolic ester 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethyl (Z)-4-formyl-3-(2-oxoethyl)hex-4-enoate present in olive oil.
What part of speech is oleacein?
Oleacein is a noun.

Words near oleacein in the dictionary

  1. oldwife
  2. oldwives
  3. oldy
  4. ole
  5. Ole Miss
  6. oleacein
  7. oleaceous
  8. oleacinid
  9. oleacinids
  10. oleagenin
  11. oleaginicity

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