oleic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of oleic
Example Sentences
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All the same, the fatty acid profile of tallow does overlap with some lipids found in human skin and sebum, including palmitic, stearic and oleic acids.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
The team first fed astrocytes oleic acid, an omega-9 fatty acid naturally produced in the body.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 9, 2024
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
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
This amount of pure oleic acid would require 33.95 c.c.; of pure stearic acid, which has almost the same molecular weight as oleic acid, 33.71 c.c.; or of pure palmitic acid, 37.4 c.c.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885 by Various
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