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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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.
From Reuters • Apr. 28, 2022
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.
From Reuters • Apr. 27, 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
“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
As olein is liquid at ordinary temperatures, while the other two fats are solid, it follows that the consistency or hardness of fats depends upon the relative proportion of the three individual fats.
From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section F, G and H by Project Gutenberg
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