oleic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of oleic
Example Sentences
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The team first fed astrocytes oleic acid, an omega-9 fatty acid naturally produced in the body.
From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2024
Full-blooded Wagyu meat is touted by the industry to have less high oleic acid and lower saturated fat.
From Washington Times • Mar. 20, 2020
When animal fats are treated with a base like potassium carbonate or sodium hydroxide, glycerol and salts of fatty acids such as palmitic, oleic, and stearic acid are formed.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
About 40% of red palm oil is oleic acid, an unsaturated fat present in higher quantities in olive oil and believed to be part of the reason for its heart benefits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 3, 2015
Several fatty acids can be present in lecithin from various sources: palmitic and oleic acid, besides the stearic acid which at first had been thought the only one involved.
From History of Phosphorus by Farber, Eduard
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