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oleamide

oleamide noun: an endogenous amide of oleic acid that induces sleep in animals.

Noun

oleamide (plural oleamides)

  1. An endogenous amide of oleic acid that induces sleep in animals.

Forms of oleamide

pluraloleamides

Origin of oleamide

Blend of oleic + amide.

Questions about oleamide

What does oleamide mean?
Oleamide means an endogenous amide of oleic acid that induces sleep in animals.
What part of speech is oleamide?
Oleamide is a noun.
What is the plural of oleamide?
The plural of oleamide is oleamides.

Words near oleamide in the dictionary

  1. oleaginous
  2. oleaginously
  3. oleaginousness
  4. Oleai
  5. oleamen
  6. oleamide
  7. oleamides
  8. Olean
  9. oleanane
  10. oleananes
  11. oleander

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