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
Myristic and palmitic acid are saturated, while palmitoleic and oleic acids each have one C-C double bond.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Snipes Farm specializes in oleic soybeans, a sort of niche product that has found a market with a fast-food industry looking for a lower-fat cooking oil.
From Washington Times • Mar. 31, 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
Theoretically it should be a simple matter to introduce two atoms of hydrogen into oleic acid or olein, and by this mere addition convert liquid oleic acid and olein into solid stearic acid and stearine.
From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.
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