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
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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
“The massive short covering fizzled out after hearing news that the ban only encompasses olein both bulk and packed from Indonesia,” said Paramalingam Supramaniam, director at Selangor-based brokerage Pelindung Bestari.
From Reuters • Apr. 25, 2022
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.
From Reuters • Apr. 25, 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
There are several modifications of this body—the olein of olive oil being somewhat different from that of castor oil; the olein of linseed is sometimes termed linolien.
From The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock by Cameron, Charles Alexander, Sir
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