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oleo

[ oh-lee-oh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

oleo-

a combining form meaning “oil,” used in the formation of compound words:
oleograph.

oleo-

Origin of oleo¹

First recorded in 1880–85; by shortening of oleomargarine

Origin of oleo²

< Latin, combining form representing oleum oil

Origin of oleo¹

from Latin oleum oil

On principle I don't object to suine, oleo, or any of the objectionable articles.

Like the former, they owe the profound disorder of their digestive functions to the immoderate use of resins and oleo-resins.

It is a thick, viscid oleo-resin of a deep brown or black colour and a fragrant balsamic odour.

You've been right on the railroad question, on the oleo question, and the bank question.

When oleo-phosphoric acid is boiled in water, it is resolved into a fluid neutral oil and phosphoric acid, which dissolves.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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