oleic acid

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noun Chemistry.

a colorless, odorless, liquid, water-insoluble, unsaturated acid, C18H34O2, 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.

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Origin of oleic acid

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby oleic acid

olefin, olefine, olefin fiber, olefin series, oleic, oleic acid, oleiferous, olein, Olekma, Olenek, oleo

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How to use oleic acid in a sentence

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There are a number of bacilli, called acid-fast bacilli, which stain in the same way as the tubercle bacillus.
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The amount of the other purin bodies together is about one-tenth that of uric acid.
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Uric acid is decreased before an attack of gout and increased afterward, but its etiologic relation is still uncertain.
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An increase is also noted in the uric-acid diathesis and in diseases accompanied by respiratory insufficiency.
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Indol is absorbed and oxidized into indoxyl, which combines with potassium and sulphuric acid and is thus excreted.
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British Dictionary definitions for oleic acid

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 COOHSystematic name: cis -9-octadecenoic acid

Word Origin for oleic acid

C19 oleic, from Latin oleum oil + -ic

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for oleic acid

oleic acid

[ ō-lē′ĭk ]

An organic acid that is prepared from fats and is used in the preparation of oleates and lotions.

Scientific definitions for oleic acid

oleic acid

[ ō-lē′ĭk ]

An oily liquid occurring in animal and vegetable oils and used in making soap. Chemical formula: C18H34O2.