olein
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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.
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the oily or lower-melting fractions of a fat as distinguished from the solid or higher-melting constituents.
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Etymology
Origin of olein
1830–40; < French oléine, equivalent to olé- (< Latin oleum oil ) + -ine -in 2
Example Sentences
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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.
From Reuters ● Apr. 29, 2022
Harry Su, head of equity markets at investment firm Samuel International, however, warned the rupiah could see renewed pressure given RBD palm olein represented a significant portion of exports.
From Reuters ● Apr. 26, 2022
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.
From Reuters ● Apr. 26, 2022
Malaysian benchmark crude palm futures fell 2.09% after news that ban only cover RBD olein, having jumped nearly 7% to their highest in six weeks.
From Reuters ● Apr. 25, 2022
They contain a bland fixed oil, consisting chiefly of olein.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
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