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oleocanthal

oleocanthal noun: a tyrosol ester isolated from extra-virgin olive oil, with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.

Noun

oleocanthal (uncountable)

  1. A tyrosol ester isolated from extra-virgin olive oil, with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
    • He, Dr. Breslin and several collaborators confirmed that the pungent substance in olive oil is a phenolic chemical, which they named oleocanthal.2007 June 6, Harold Mcgee, “Extra Virgin Anti-Inflammatories”, in New York Times

Questions about oleocanthal

What does oleocanthal mean?
Oleocanthal means a tyrosol ester isolated from extra-virgin olive oil, with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
What part of speech is oleocanthal?
Oleocanthal is a noun.

Words near oleocanthal in the dictionary

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

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