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View synonyms for oleo

oleo

1

[ oh-lee-oh ]

noun



oleo-

2
  1. a combining form meaning “oil,” used in the formation of compound words:

    oleograph.

oleo-

combining_form

  1. oil

    oleomargarine

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of oleo1

First recorded in 1880–85; by shortening of oleomargarine

Origin of oleo2

< Latin, combining form representing oleum oil
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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.

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.

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