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
oleomargarine, oleophilic, oleoresin, oleoresinous, olericulture, olestra, olethreutid, oleum, oleyl alcohol, olfaction, olfactometer
Origin of olestra
1990–95; ol- (< Latin oleum oil) + -estra, alteration of (poly)ester
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