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oleo-

oleo- prefix: oil or oil-based materials.

Prefix

oleo-

  1. oil or oil-based materials

Origin of oleo-

From Latin oleum (“oil”).

Questions about oleo-

What does oleo- mean?
Oleo- means oil or oil-based materials.
What part of speech is oleo-?
Oleo- is a prefix.

Words near oleo- in the dictionary

  1. Olenya Guba
  2. Olenye
  3. Olenyok
  4. oleo
  5. oleo oil
  6. oleo-
  7. oleocanthal
  8. oleocellosis
  9. oleochemical
  10. oleochemicals
  11. oleochemistry

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