oleum

[ oh-lee-uhm ]

noun

, plural o·le·a [oh, -lee-, uh] o·le·ums

1. Pharmacology. oil.
2. Chemistry. pyrosulfuric acid.

oleum

/ ˈəʊlɪəm /

noun

1. another name for fuming sulphuric acid

Word History and Origins

Origin of oleum¹

1900–05; < Latin: oil

Word History and Origins

Origin of oleum¹

from Latin: oil, referring to its oily consistency

Example Sentences

News agencies report the chemical released is called Oleum, which is a strong sulfuric acid.

From Washington Times

Non appropinquavit oleum corpusculo ejus.

From Project Gutenberg

Nonnulli Reverendissimi Galliarum Antistites serio perpendentes in multis suarum Dioeceseum Ecclesiis difficile admodum et nonnisi magnis sumptibus comparari posse oleum olivarum ad nutriendam diu noctuque saltem unam lampadam ante Sanctissimum Eucharistiae Sacramentum, ab Apostolica Sede declarari petierunt utrum in casu, attentis difficultatibus et Ecclesiarum paupertate, oleo, olivarum substitue possint alea olea quae ex vegetalibus habentur, ipso non excluso petroleo.

From Project Gutenberg

The volatile oil—oleum cubebae—is also official, and is the form in which this drug is most commonly used, the dose being 5 to 20 minims, which may be suspended in mucilage or given after meals in a cachet.

From Project Gutenberg

His peractis cadaveri superinfundunt lampadis oleum, aut e thuribulo cinerem.

From Project Gutenberg