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View synonyms for oleo
oleo
1[ oh-lee-oh ]
oleo-
2- a combining form meaning “oil,” used in the formation of compound words:
oleograph.
oleo-
combining_form
- oil
oleomargarine
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Word History and Origins
Origin of oleo1
First recorded in 1880–85; by shortening of oleomargarine
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Word History and Origins
Origin of oleo1
from Latin oleum oil
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Example Sentences
On principle I don't object to suine, oleo, or any of the objectionable articles.
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Like the former, they owe the profound disorder of their digestive functions to the immoderate use of resins and oleo-resins.
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It is a thick, viscid oleo-resin of a deep brown or black colour and a fragrant balsamic odour.
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You've been right on the railroad question, on the oleo question, and the bank question.
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When oleo-phosphoric acid is boiled in water, it is resolved into a fluid neutral oil and phosphoric acid, which dissolves.
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