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oleic acid
noun
- a colorless, odorless, liquid, water-insoluble, unsaturated acid, C 1 8 H 3 4 O 2 , obtained from animal tallow and natural vegetable oils, in which it occurs as the glycerol ester: used chiefly in the manufacture of soap, commercial oleates, and cosmetics.
oleic acid
/ əʊˈliːɪk /
noun
- a colourless oily liquid unsaturated acid occurring, as the glyceride, in almost all natural fats used in making soaps, ointments, cosmetics, and lubricating oils. Formula: CH 3 (CH 2 ) 7 CH:CH(CH 2 ) 7 COOH Systematic namecis-9-octadecenoic acid
oleic acid
/ ō-lē′ĭk /
- An oily liquid occurring in animal and vegetable oils and used in making soap. Chemical formula: C 18 H 34 O 2 .
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Example Sentences
Here a large portion of the oleic acid is expelled, carrying with it a little of the margaric.
The spirituous solution of pelargonic ether may also be profitably prepared from oleic acid, according to Gottlieb's method.
According as an oil contains oleic acid or olinic acid, it is termed a fatty or drying oil.
When the tube is screwed in the socket, the powder mixes with the oleic acid.
The sample of Liquid Iodex purchased on the open market was found to be a reddish liquid with an odor like oleic acid.
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