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olivil

olivil noun: a white crystalline substance, obtained from an exudation from the olive, and having a bittersweet taste and acid properties.

Noun

olivil (uncountable)

  1. A white crystalline substance, obtained from an exudation from the olive, and having a bittersweet taste and acid properties.
    • Chlorine, passed into aqueous olivil, throws down brown flakes containing chlorine1866, Henry Watts, A Dictionary of Chemistry

Forms of olivil

alternative formolivile

Origin of olivil

Compare French olivile.

Questions about olivil

What does olivil mean?
Olivil means a white crystalline substance, obtained from an exudation from the olive, and having a bittersweet taste and acid properties.
What part of speech is olivil?
Olivil is a noun.

Words near olivil in the dictionary

  1. Olivier
  2. Olivier salad
  3. Olivier salads
  4. Olivieri
  5. oliviform
  6. olivil
  7. olivile
  8. olivin
  9. olivine
  10. olivines
  11. olivinic

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