olein

[oh-lee-in]

noun

Chemistry.

1. Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 5 7 H 1 0 4 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.

2. the oily or lower-melting fractions of a fat as distinguished from the solid or higher-melting constituents.

olein

/ ˈəʊlɪɪn /

noun

1. another name for triolein

Word History and Origins

Origin of olein¹

1830–40; < French oléine, equivalent to olé- (< Latin oleum oil ) + -ine -in ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of olein¹

C19: from French oléine, from Latin oleum oil + _-in

Example Sentences

Moreover, a letter sent by the agriculture ministry to provincial governors this week and reviewed by Reuters had specified the ban would only be for RBD palm olein.

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Demonstrating Indonesia’s determination to enforce the ban, its navy on Thursday said it had seized two tankers carrying crude palm oil, palm olein and methanol for paperwork discrepancies the day before the measure took effect.

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The announcement flipped the minister's statement a day earlier, in which he had said the export ban would only cover refined, bleached, and deodorized palm olein.

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RBD palm olein accounts for around 40% of Indonesia’s total exports of palm oil products, according to analysts’ estimates, which means the export ban could significantly affect export earnings in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.

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He said there were still concerns that crude palm oil would also be added to the list of banned products as it is raw material for RBD palm olein.

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