oleum
Pharmacology. oil.
Chemistry. pyrosulfuric acid.
Origin of oleum
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How to use oleum in a sentence
Greek-fire was the precursor of gunpowder; it was the oleum incendiarum of the Romans.
The Browning Cyclopdia | Edward BerdoeIterumque, Quinti Julii Murranii stagium opobalsamatum, sive myrrhæ oleum opobalsamo permixtum, ad cap.
Archaeological Essays Vol. 2 | James Y. SimpsonA sample of B. oleum Iodine was submitted by the manufacturer and examined.
A few crystals of ammonium chlorid were added to a little of B. oleum Iodine and treated as above.
From the Latin oleum, formed from olea, olive-tree, the fruit of which abounds in oil.
British Dictionary definitions for oleum
/ (ˈəʊlɪəm) /
Origin of oleum
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