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olestra

[ oh-les-truh ]
/ oʊˈlɛs trə /

noun

a synthetic oil used as a substitute for dietary fat: not digested or absorbed by the human body.

Nearby words

  1. oleomargarine,
  2. oleophilic,
  3. oleoresin,
  4. oleoresinous,
  5. olericulture,
  6. olethreutid,
  7. oleum,
  8. oleyl alcohol,
  9. olfaction,
  10. olfactometer

Origin of olestra

1990–95; ol- (< Latin oleum oil) + -estra, alteration of (poly)ester
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