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triolein

triolein noun: the triglyceride of oleic acid.

triolein: the triglyceride of oleic acid
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Noun

triolein (uncountable)

  1. The triglyceride of oleic acid.

Origin of triolein

From tri- + olein.

Questions about triolein

What does triolein mean?
Triolein means the triglyceride of oleic acid.
What part of speech is triolein?
Triolein is a noun.

Words near triolein in the dictionary

  1. Triola
  2. Triolas
  3. triole
  4. trioleate
  5. trioleates
  6. triolein
  7. trioles
  8. triolet
  9. triolets
  10. Triolo
  11. triologies

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