Olein

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An oily yellow liquid, (C17H33COO)3C3H5, occurring naturally in most fats and oils and used as a textile lubricant.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any naturally-occurring greasy or oily substance related to fat
  • n. Any glyceride of oleic acid
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A fat, liquid at ordinary temperatures, but solidifying at temperatures below 0° C., found abundantly in both the animal and vegetable kingdoms (see palmitin). It dissolves solid fats, especially at 30-40° C. Chemically, olein is a glyceride of oleic acid; and, as three molecules of the acid are united to one molecule of glycerol to form the fat, it is technically known as triolein. It is also called elain.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One of the most widely distributed of the natural fats, the trioleic ether of glycerol, having the formula C3H5(C18H33O2)3.
  • n. The trade-name of the oil, fluid at common temperature, obtained by means of hydraulic pressure from the butter-like tropical fats, such as cocoauut-oil and palm-oil, especially the former.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a naturally occurring glyceride of oleic acid that is found in fats and oils
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    triolein    elain    palmitin   
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