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oleum

US/ˈoʊliəm/

oleum noun: a solution of sulfur trioxide in sulfuric acid.

Noun

oleum (countable and uncountable, plural oleums)

  1. A solution of sulfur trioxide in sulfuric acid.

oleum meaning in Tamil

oleum in Tamil

எண்ணைய், புகைக்கந்தகவமிலம்

Synonyms of oleum

Forms of oleum

pluraloleums

Origin of oleum

From German Oleum, from Latin oleum (“olive oil”), from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”). Doublet of oil.

Words formed from oleum

Questions about oleum

What does oleum mean?
Oleum means a solution of sulfur trioxide in sulfuric acid.
What is oleum in Tamil?
Oleum in Tamil is எண்ணைய், புகைக்கந்தகவமிலம். See Oleum meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is oleum?
Oleum is a noun.
How do you pronounce oleum?
Oleum is pronounced /ˈoʊliəm/ (US).
What is the plural of oleum?
The plural of oleum is oleums.

Words near oleum in the dictionary

  1. olethreutid
  2. olethreutids
  3. olethreutine
  4. olethreutines
  5. Oletta
  6. oleum
  7. oleums
  8. oleuropein
  9. oleuropeins
  10. Olevsk
  11. Olexa

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Adapted from Wiktionary: oleum (page history and authors); oleum (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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