Oleic acid

noun

Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.nounAn unsaturated fatty acid, having 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil and very many other vegetable and animal oils and fats; it is used for making soap, cosmetics etc.

Synonyms

octadecenoic acid oleïc acid oleyl oleate linoleic acid oleicum oleas oleoyl linolenic acid palmitoleic acid unsaturated fatty acid olein

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