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oleolytic

oleolytic adjective: relating to, or causing oleolysis.

Adjective

oleolytic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or causing oleolysis

Origin of oleolytic

From oleo- + -lytic.

Questions about oleolytic

What does oleolytic mean?
Oleolytic means relating to, or causing oleolysis.
What part of speech is oleolytic?
Oleolytic is an adjective.

Words near oleolytic in the dictionary

  1. oleography
  2. oleogum
  3. oleogums
  4. oleogustus
  5. oleolysis
  6. oleolytic
  7. oleomancy
  8. oleomargaric acid
  9. oleomargarine
  10. oleomargarines
  11. oleometer

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