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oleic

/əʊˈliː.ɪk/US/oʊˈli.ɪk/

oleic adjective: of or pertaining to oil, especially to vegetable oil.

Adjective

oleic (comparative more oleic, superlative most oleic)

  1. Of or pertaining to oil, especially to vegetable oil.
  2. Of or pertaining to oleic acid or its derivatives.

Forms of oleic

comparativemore oleic
superlativemost oleic

Origin of oleic

From Latin oleum (“oil”) + English -ic.

Words formed from oleic

Questions about oleic

What does oleic mean?
Oleic means of or pertaining to oil, especially to vegetable oil.
What part of speech is oleic?
Oleic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce oleic?
Oleic is pronounced /əʊˈliː.ɪk/ (UK).

Words near oleic in the dictionary

  1. olefinic
  2. olefins
  3. Oleg
  4. oleh
  5. olehs
  6. oleic
  7. oleic acid
  8. oleiculture
  9. oleicum
  10. oleiferin
  11. oleiferins

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